Cooper’s and sharp-shinned hawks are in the genus Accipiter, which includes the northern goshawk that rarely shows up in Texas. Cooper’s hawk was named for American zoologist William Cooper ...

Accipiters include the sharp-shinned hawk, Cooper’s hawk and American goshawk. Buteos include the red-tailed hawk, rough-legged hawk, broad-winged hawk and red-shouldered hawk. Falcons.

I gently reached. I gently resumed my original position and the hawk hadn’t moved. The photo gods were with me! The sharp-shinned hawk is the smallest member of a group of raptors known as the ...

A hawk in your backyard is likely one of two: a Cooper's or a sharp-shinned hawk, says Haley. "They're the ones hanging around your feeders trying to eat your birds," he says.

To identify a Cooper's hawk, look for the long tail, a bluish grey back and a black cap, with rusty red barring in front on adults. They have a striped grey and black tail and upright posture.

The sharp-shinned hawk, commonly called a sharpie, is a small hawk with a big attitude. About the size of a blue jay, it is the smallest hawk in North America. No matter. Sharpies use their short ...

Our daughter, who lives up the creek, spotted the culprit first; and shortly thereafter, it made an appearance at our place: a sharp-shinned hawk. Note: This column originally was published Jan. 1 ...