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Cooper's Hawk (left) and Sharp-shinned Hawk soaring over our yard southwest of the Yakima, WA airport.. Note rounded tail on Cooper's Hawk and square tail on Sharp-shinned. Cooper's Hawk's head also extends farther from wings and appears much larger in soaring silhouette. October 22, 2005.
Viewed: 1033 times.
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| Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk in the walnut tree in my backyard in Yakima, WA. Note the full crop - it had evidently just finished lunch. February 2, 2004.
Viewed: 3670 times.
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| Adult Sharp-shinned Hawk in the walnut tree in our backyard southwest of the Yakima, WA airport. November 7, 2004.
Viewed: 3458 times.
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| Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk perched on the pergola in our backyard on S. 47th Avenue, Yakima, WA. December 24, 2004.
Viewed: 3385 times.
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| Sharp-shinned Hawk perched in our backyard on S. 47th Ave., Yakima, WA. The bulging crop suggests it is resting after a meal. January 2, 2005.
Viewed: 3530 times.
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| Adult Sharp-shinned Hawk in the filbert trees along our driveway, as it was just finishing a meal. It still has ahold of its prey item, probably a junco. Nov. 15, 2006.
Viewed: 3195 times.
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| Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk, with a full croop, in our neighbor's willow tree southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. Nov. 6, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 3124 times.
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| Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk on the bean trellis in our backyard southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. Dec. 17, 2009. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 2852 times.
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Sharp-shinned Hawk soaring over Desert Aire, Grant County, WA. February 1, 2013.
Viewed: 1043 times.
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| Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk in the birdbath outside our kitchen window southwest of the Yakima, WA airport. Dec. 11, 2017.
Viewed: 1824 times.
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| Sharp-shinned Hawk at the Yakima Area Arboretum, Yakima, WA. December 27, 2020.
Viewed: 1248 times.
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| Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk soaring over Fort Simcoe State Park west of White Swan, Yakima County, WA. October 7, 2023.
Viewed: 722 times.
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| Sharp-shinned Hawk soaring over Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson, Arizona. November 15, 2023.
Viewed: 673 times.
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| This Sharp-shinned Hawk was being mobbed by ten Mexican Jays in Florida Canyon, Pima County, Arizona. It turned upside down in an evasive action. December 15, 2023.
Viewed: 646 times.
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| Sharp-shinned Hawk soaring over West Lambert Lane Park in Oro Valley, Arizona. December 16, 2024.
Viewed: 477 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk found on the Yakima Valley Christmas Bird Count near Moxee, WA. December 14, 2002.
Viewed: 3353 times.
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Cooper's Hawk found on the Toppenish, WA, NWR Christmas Bird Count in Toppenish, WA. December 14, 2003.
Viewed: 3491 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk in a birch tree in Toppenish, WA, drying its wing and tail feathers during the Toppenish Christmas Bird Count. December 14, 2003.
Viewed: 3646 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk cruizing by just west of Anzalduas County Park south of Mission, Texas. Feb. 6, 2008.
Viewed: 3581 times.
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| Juvenile Cooper's Hawk on a fence post in our backyard southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. Oct. 13, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 2975 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk at the Yakima Area Arboretum, Yakima, WA. Jan. 8, 2009. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 2798 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk at Wenas Lake, Yakima County, WA. Sept. 19, 2010. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 2737 times.
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| Adult Cooper's Hawk at the Alps Mobile Home Park southeast of Yakima, WA, during the Yakima Valley CBC. Dec. 18, 2011. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 2663 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk on the power pole in our backyard southwest of the Yakima, WA airport. Oct. 24, 2012.
Viewed: 2696 times.
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Immature Cooper's Hawk in our neighbor's willow tree southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. Sept. 22, 2015. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 2277 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk on the power pole in our backyard southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. Nov. 7, 2015.
Viewed: 2323 times.
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| Juvenile Cooper's Hawk in our hazelnut trees after its bath. Dec. 11, 2017.
Viewed: 1824 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk in La Cañada wash near the Oro Valley Country Club in Oro Valley, AZ. Jan. 22, 2018.
Viewed: 1808 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk with a Desert Spiny Lizard in its talons at the Tucson Botanical Garden, Tucson, AZ. The lizard's tail is visible hanging below the hawk's tail. January. 19, 2019.
Viewed: 1612 times.
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| A close-up of the Desert Spiny Lizard that was caught by the Cooper's Hawk at the Tucson Botanical Garden, Tucson, AZ. January 19, 2019.
Viewed: 1645 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk at the Yakima Area Arboretum in Yakima, WA. November 5, 2019.
Viewed: 1457 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk in Veterans Memorial Park in Cedar Park, TX. January 18, 2020.
Viewed: 1436 times.
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Cooper's Hawk in the birch tree in ourneighbor's yard southwest of the Yakima, WA airport. December 26, 2020
Viewed: 1206 times.
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| Something riled up the immature Cooper's Hawk in our yard southwest of the Yakima, WA airport. It flew from the pole, circled over my head, then landed on the powerline forty feet away from me. September 17, 2021.
Viewed: 1134 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk on the powerline to our house southwest of the Yakima, WA airport. October 26, 2021.
Viewed: 1084 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk in The Highlands Mobile Home Park in Oro Valley, Arizona. December 5, 2021.
Viewed: 1051 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk on the railing of the deck in front of one of the houses in The Highlands Mobile Home Park in Oro Valley, Arizona. It was keeping a close eye on the bird feeder. February 2, 2022.
Viewed: 1024 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk at Canoa Ranch Conservation Park in Green Valley, Arizona. January 14, 2023.
Viewed: 811 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk in the Ringtail Loop Campground in Catalina State Park, Oro Valley, Arizona. February 9, 2023.
Viewed: 771 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk cooling off in a wet area in Reid Park, Tucson, Arizona. March 8, 2023.
Viewed: 808 times.
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Immature Cooper's Hawk soaring over Reid Park in Tucson, Arizona. It was soaring quite high, which made photographing it more difficult. March 8, 2023.
Viewed: 730 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk at Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson, Arizona. January 1, 2023.
Viewed: 562 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk eating what appears to be a squirrel at Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona. February 26, 2024.
Viewed: 592 times.
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| Two Cooper's Hawks in avian combat in the skies over Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona. March 3, 2024.
Viewed: 563 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk flying over Christopher Columbus Park in Tucson, Arizona. March 19, 2024.
Viewed: 582 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk at El Rio Open Space in Marana, Arizona. February 7, 2025.
Viewed: 509 times.
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| Juvenile Northern Goshawk flying over Timberwolf Mountain in Yakima County, WA. September 15, 2007.
Viewed: 620 times.
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| Another shot of the Juvenile Northern Goshawk gliding past Timberwolf Mountain in Yakima County, WA. September 15, 2007.
Viewed: 600 times.
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Immature Northern Goshawk found on the north side of Toppenish Ridge on the Toppenish NWR Christmas Bird count. Brian Wheeler, author of several fine books on raptors of North America, said the field marks to look for are the thin, white edges along some of the dark tail bands and the extensive pale mottling on the body. Dec. 16, 2007. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 1802 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk soaring over Anatolia Vernal Pool Preserve east of Sacramento, California, after it had chased all of the Mourning Doves away. August 28, 2025.
Viewed: 876 times.
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Album: vultures, eagles, hawks, falcons 
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