IWRC Raptor ID Series
Cooper's Hawk Characteristics
         
         
 
  thin toes with prominent knob on middle toe
bluishish gray inside mouth
very long tail
alternating wide dark &
gray bands
rounded when fanned
white terminal band
 gray supraorbital ridge skin
         
 
     
 
cap: darker crown than nape
(juvenile shown)
     
        Photos by Jean Chamberlain
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