Home»Main Sections»Naturalist»Birds»Owls, Vulture, Osprey, Hawks, Kite, and Falcons»Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii

Order: FALCONIFORMES - Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies
Family: ACCIPITRIDAE - Hawks

Year-round residents. Often found in my neighborhood as well as in nature centers.

Cooper's and Sharp-shinned are very difficult to tell apart. Here is a link that may help.
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/accipiterphoto.htm