The Cooper's Hawk's range is throughout much of the United States. The following pictures were taken in eastern Nebraska during January and February 2017.

This photograph is my favorite because the lighting was just right and the pose the hawk made.

Since I have lived here the hawk has appeared just outside my windows several times. This particular time the hawk actually waited in the tree long enough for me to grab my camera.

To get a positive identification of the hawk, I sent these pictures off to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. I thought this may be a Sharp-Shinned Hawk, but they positively identified the hawk as a Cooper's Hawk.

Cooper's Hawk range in North and Central America:

You can learn more about the Cooper's Hawk here from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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