The Cheyenne Big Day is all about counting as many species of birds as we can in one calendar day. The Cheyenne High Plains ...

On average, Cooper’s are about six inches bigger than sharpies. To put it another way: Cooper’s Hawks are around the size of a crow, while Sharp-shinned Hawks are roughly the size of a Blue Jay. That ...

The subtle art of distinguishing Cooper’s and sharp-shinned hawks is beyond the scope of this column, but some broadly shared characteristics of the two local Accipiter hawks can be mentioned here.

The event is called Hawkwatch. With eyes to the skies, Sage Church spots a bird of interest, "Here's a high one going right over us, sharp-shinned hawk heading into the sun." ...

Georgia’s hawk species include red-shouldered, red-tailed, broad-winged, Cooper’s and sharp-shinned hawks. A sixth hawk species, the Northern harrier, is a winter-only resident that is ...

The sharp-shinned hawk, commonly called a sharpie, is a small hawk with a big attitude. About the size of a blue jay, it is the smallest hawk in North America. No matter.

Bird Hawks Bird hawks, also known as "true" hawks, are birds in the genus Accipiter, including Cooper’s hawk (Accipiter cooperii) and sharp-shinned hawks (Accipiter striatus).

Cooper’s hawks are larger, but sometimes only slightly so, with longer, more rounded tails and a flatter head, whereas sharp-shinned hawks have a squared-off or notched tail and more rounded head.

The photo gods were with me! The sharp-shinned hawk is the smallest member of a group of raptors known as the “accipiters.” The members of this group include the sharp-shinned hawk, the Cooper’s hawk ...

He mentions that all three immature accipiter species — the sharp-shinned, the Cooper’s and the goshawk — may have these spots for a time during its immature plumage. A photo of a goshawk in flight ...