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