Juvenile Cooper's Hawk taken by Leslie McCulloch in California and shows the finer streaki...

Sharp-shinned, left. Here are some generally accepted id pointers: 1 - Flight behavior....

close-up of an adult Cooper's. The Sharpy has the very large looking eye and browner color...

Comparison shot of Sharp-shinned Hawk photographed by Kent Nickell in Iowa, left and Coope...

Note the pale buffy tips on the wing coverts on the flight shot. Canon 20D/100-400IS set...

This composite shows the shorter tailed look of the buteo.

This comparison shows some of the morphologic differences such as the uneven tail bands on...