| Common Name: | Hawk, Cooper's | | Scientific Name: | Accipiter cooperii | | Family: | Accipitridae | | Area: | Salemetowne - Salem, Oregon | | Date: | December 15, 2013 | 
Cooper's Hawks belong to a small group of hawks called Accipiters, which feed on other birds. Cooper's is the middle sized, the Sharp-Shinned Hawk is the smallest, and the Northern Goshawk is the largest. The top photo is of an immature plumage, the lower is an adult. | 
Salem, Oregon - - - February 25, 2003 | | Reference: | Western Birds by Peterson / The Sibley Guide to Birds by Sibley / Western Birds by Farrand |
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