Use expert tips and a helpful chart to improve your hawk identification skills. Plus, learn about the common types of hawks ...

The sharp-shinned hawk and Cooper’s hawk are also easily mistaken. However, thankfully, there are a few ways to tell the difference between Cooper’s hawk and the sharp-shinned hawk.

Sharp-shinned hawk is smaller and has a square tail. Widespread through United States and southern Canada, more commonly seen in suburbs, probably due to reforestation in the East. Breeding ...

The Cooper’s hawk, a medium-sized accipiter, also visits bird feeders in winter. Very similar in appearance to the ...