Considered a deft flier and known for chasing prey on the wing, a Cooper’s hawk on the hunt can dart through dense tree cover at speeds of up to 50 mph. This agile, crow-sized raptor can even flip ...

Researchers at the University of Kentucky turned to the platform iNaturalist for data on two hawk species. They examined nearly 80,000 images of Cooper's hawks and sharp-shinned hawks submitted by ...

For 18 months, a pair of Cooper’s hawks have been hunting in the woods behind my apartment building. Though they’re primarily forest dwellers, these raptors have adapted to urban living, preying on ...

Hearing the familiar “squee” call of a juvenile Cooper’s hawk in my backyard, I looked up and then laughed. Four young hawks were sitting in the limbs of a snag, observing and seemingly commenting on ...

Researchers don’t often turn to the general public for help with scientific studies. However, for scientists seeking to better understand the dietary habits of two hawk species, involving citizen ...