July 22, 2026
A New Facebook Campaign
I recently started a new Facebook page for Protect Our Wildlife and Pets, an ad hoc coalition formed to address…
Susan McTigue passed along these shots of an accipiter at her feeder.
She wants to know if it is a Cooper's Hawk or a Sharp-shinned Hawk.
I ultimately went with Sharpie, but added that I am invariably wrong.
Sharpie.
Note the rounded head and steep forehead.
Coopers has a long slanted forehead .
I agree with you — Sharpie.
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Rosemarie Widmer
Sharpie.
Note the rounded head and steep forehead.
Coopers has a long slanted forehead .
Carol Flanagan
I agree with you — Sharpie.