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Sharp-shinned Hawks

- Small, between Robin & Pigeon, body slight

- Tail long & narrow, usually square shaped at end

- Wings short, rounded & broad

- Head appears small when flying, all tail & wing:  "flying mallet"

- Streaking from chest to belly

- Tail banded light & dark, terminal band narrow & dark grey

- Wing beats quick, snappy & hurried, punctuated by glides

Cooper's Hawk

- Crow-sized rapton:  long, lean, lanky

- Body tube-shaped

- Head large, heavy

- Tail long, usually rounded at end

- Banded tail, with broad, white terminal band

- Holds head ahead of body in flight:  shaped like "flying cross"

- Fine, orange barring on chest

- Wing beats slower than that of a Sharp-shinned Hawk.

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