Cooper's Hawk

 

The Cooper’s Hawk is a medium-sized hawk with the classic accipiter shape: broad, rounded wings and a very long tail.

Cooper’s Hawks fly with a flap-flap-glide pattern typical of accipiters. Even when crossing large open areas they rarely flap continuously.

Another attack maneuver is to fly fast and low to the ground, then up and over an obstruction to surprise prey on the other side.

Find them in wooded habitats from deep forests to leafy subdivisions and backyards. Cornell All About Birds