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New HMANA North American Silhouette Hawk ID Guide Available Free
(Posted 2010-03-10)
New silhouette "Guide to Hawks Seen in North America" can be downloaded free for noncommercial use, and you can purchase laminated guides.

2010 HMANA Conference
(Posted 2010-01-01)

The 2010 Conference of the Hawk Migration Association of North America will be held April 15-18, 2010, in Duluth, MN.

Raptor ID Slideshow
(Posted 2008-10-20)
A free raptor identification Powerpoint presentation is available for download.

New Silhouette Hawk ID Guide Available Free
(Posted 2008-09-08)
A new silhouette hawk ID guide is available free for noncommercial use.

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North American Raptors
Migration and Natural History Information by species

Cooper's Hawk
Accipiter cooperi


A common migrant over much of the United States, less so at northern latitudes and Canada. Good spots include Goshute Mountain, Nevada; Marin Headlands, California; Cape May, New Jersey. Spring: Sandia Mountains, New Mexico and Braddock Bay, New York. Spring migration mostly late March through April. Fall migration peaks from late September through the third week October in the east, a bit earlier in the west.
Photo: immature CH, Holiday Beach, Ontario / Allen Chartier


Additional information about Cooper's Hawks