Cooper's hawk

A grey and white hawk with brown stripes and yellow eyes with a small bird in it's tallons

Photo By/Credit

Mike Budd/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

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Sometimes bird feeders can become hawk feeders. Small hawks like this Cooper's hawk and the similar looking sharp-shinned hawk will sometimes stalk bird feeders in search of an easy song bird meal! This one caught a sparrow.

Species

Accipiter cooperii

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