15-inch, Life-sized Cooper's Hawk
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This 15-inch, Life-sized Cooper's Hawk carving was hand-crafted from solid Basswood. Cooper's Hawks are distinguished from the Sharp-shinned Hawk by its longer, rounded tail, larger head, and in the adult, a stronger contrast between the back and the crown. The juvenile Cooper's Hawk has whitish or buffy underparts with fine streaks on the breast and the streaking is reduced or absent entirely on the belly. The tawny, rufous color on the head is more richer and the white tip on the tail is broader than in the Sharp-shinned Hawk and the under-tail coverts are entirely white. Note that some juvenile Cooper's Hawks may have pale eyebrows like the Sharp-shinned. In flight, again compare the larger head and longer tail of the Cooper's Hawk. It preys largely on songbirds and some small mammals and often perches on telephone poles, unlike the Sharp-shinned Hawks. Inhabits broken woodlands or streamside groves, especially deciduous. Usually migrates singly.
Reference
National Geographic Field Guide To The Birds of North America, Fifth Edition, Page 126
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