Sharp-shinned Hawk

Sharp-shinned hawks are often mistaken for Cooper's Hawks, and vise versa, because of their almost identical shape and feather patterns from juvenile to adult. The differences? Sharpies, as we like to call them, are noticeably smaller, their heads are round and their wrists are much more "wristy" if you will, and the ends of their tail feathers are more flat and squared. As opposed to the Cooper's which are bigger, head more rounded and protrudes further past wrists, wrists not as pronounced, and the tail is long with shorter outer feathers.