Like its smaller cousin the Sharp-shinned-Hawk, the common and widespread Cooper’s Hawk is a terrorizer of small birds and will often check out back yard bird feeders looking for an easy lunch.
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Cooper’s Hawk
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
October 18, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk – juvenile
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
November 1, 2006 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk (note the long, rounded tail)
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
October 17, 2005 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk – juvenile
Green Cay Wetlands, Boynton Beach, FL
December 7, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk – juvenile
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
November 22, 2006 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk
Hypoluxo, FL
December 30, 2006 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk – juvenile
Green Cay Wetlands, Boynton Beach, FL
February 12, 2012 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk
Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
May 6, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk
Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
May 6, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk – juvenile
Lighthouse Point Park, East Haven, CT
October 15, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk – juvenile
Lighthouse Point Park, East Haven, CT
October 15, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk – juvenile
Lighthouse Point Park, East Haven, CT
October 15, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk – juvenile
(with freshly killed Rock Pigeon)
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
October 4, 2010 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk – juvenile
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
November 16, 2008 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk on nest
Fort Huachuca, AZ
May 16, 2009 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk – juvenile
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
November 21, 2005 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk – juvenile
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
November 22, 2006 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk – juvenile
Pilots Point, Westbrook, CT
August 16, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk
El Presidio B&B, Tucson, AZ
May 30, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk – juvenile
Hammonasset State Park, Madison, CT
October 28, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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Cooper’s Hawk
Wellington, FL
December 30, 2018 ©John Schwarz
