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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: 866 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: 3498 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: 3301 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: 3236 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: 3390 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: 3045 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: 2982 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: 2719 times.
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Sharp-shinned Hawk soaring over Desert Aire, Grant County, WA. February 1, 2013.
Viewed: 890 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: 1665 times.
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| Sharp-shinned Hawk at the Yakima Area Arboretum, Yakima, WA. December 27, 2020.
Viewed: 1101 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: 566 times.
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| Sharp-shinned Hawk soaring over Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson, Arizona. November 15, 2023.
Viewed: 529 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: 485 times.
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| Sharp-shinned Hawk soaring over West Lambert Lane Park in Oro Valley, Arizona. December 16, 2024.
Viewed: 335 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk found on the Yakima Valley Christmas Bird Count near Moxee, WA. December 14, 2002.
Viewed: 3210 times.
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Cooper's Hawk found on the Toppenish, WA, NWR Christmas Bird Count in Toppenish, WA. December 14, 2003.
Viewed: 3338 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: 3487 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk cruizing by just west of Anzalduas County Park south of Mission, Texas. Feb. 6, 2008.
Viewed: 3444 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: 2830 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk at the Yakima Area Arboretum, Yakima, WA. Jan. 8, 2009. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 2665 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk at Wenas Lake, Yakima County, WA. Sept. 19, 2010. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 2593 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: 2520 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: 2540 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: 2132 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: 2180 times.
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| Juvenile Cooper's Hawk in our hazelnut trees after its bath. Dec. 11, 2017.
Viewed: 1703 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: 1653 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: 1472 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: 1513 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk at the Yakima Area Arboretum in Yakima, WA. November 5, 2019.
Viewed: 1312 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk in Veterans Memorial Park in Cedar Park, TX. January 18, 2020.
Viewed: 1270 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: 1052 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: 984 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: 930 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk in The Highlands Mobile Home Park in Oro Valley, Arizona. December 5, 2021.
Viewed: 901 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: 889 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk at Canoa Ranch Conservation Park in Green Valley, Arizona. January 14, 2023.
Viewed: 654 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk in the Ringtail Loop Campground in Catalina State Park, Oro Valley, Arizona. February 9, 2023.
Viewed: 620 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk cooling off in a wet area in Reid Park, Tucson, Arizona. March 8, 2023.
Viewed: 636 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: 560 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk at Sweetwater Wetlands in Tucson, Arizona. January 1, 2023.
Viewed: 421 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk eating what appears to be a squirrel at Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona. February 26, 2024.
Viewed: 448 times.
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| Two Cooper's Hawks in avian combat in the skies over Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona. March 3, 2024.
Viewed: 421 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk flying over Christopher Columbus Park in Tucson, Arizona. March 19, 2024.
Viewed: 435 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk at El Rio Open Space in Marana, Arizona. February 7, 2025.
Viewed: 355 times.
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| Juvenile Northern Goshawk flying over Timberwolf Mountain in Yakima County, WA. September 15, 2007.
Viewed: 468 times.
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| Another shot of the Juvenile Northern Goshawk gliding past Timberwolf Mountain in Yakima County, WA. September 15, 2007.
Viewed: 459 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: 1662 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: 725 times.
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Album: vultures, eagles, hawks, falcons 
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