Hawks

There are many types of hawks and there are some distinguishing characteristics to help you identify each kind. It can still be challenging as they soar past you to get a solid ID.

This one pictured here is a Cooper's Hawk. With their smaller lookalike, the Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawks make for famously tricky identifications. Both species are sometimes  unwanted guests at bird feeders, looki

If you put out seed for birds in your  backyard, there’s a chance you’ll also attract the attention of a  Cooper’s Hawk. While catching smaller birds is just doing what comes  naturally for a Cooper’s Hawk, many of us would prefer not to share the  responsibility for the deaths. If a Cooper’s Hawk takes up residence in  your yard, you can take your feeders down for a few days and the