Cooper’s Hawk Identifying Features

Adult/Juvenile

Photo by Jean Chamberlain
thin toes with prominent knob under long middle toe
Photo by Jean Chamberlain
bluishish gray inside mouth
very long tail
alternating wide dark & gray bands
rounded when fanned
white terminal band
Photo by Jean Chamberlain
gray supraorbital ridge skin
Photo by Jean Chamberlain
cap: darker crown than nape (juvenile shown)

Nestling

Photo by Jean Chamberlain
bluish or bluish-yellow eyes
greenish cere
Photo by Fred Fogg
thin toes, prominent knob under long middle toe
Photo by Jean Chamberlain
bluish gray inside mouth and on tongue

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