Cooper’s Hawk vs Sharp-shinned Hawk - Raptor identification

Professional hawk watcher David Brown explains how to identify Cooper's Hawks and Sharp-shinned Hawks. These two species are often seen by birders at hawk watches in the eastern USA.
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🕘Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:10 - Basic Info
0:30 - Shape comparison
0:56 - Adult (underside)
1:28 - Adult (upperside)
1:44 - Juvenile (underside)
2:01 - Juvenile (upperside)
2:13 - Perched Cooper's Hawks
2:26 - Perched Cooper's Hawk (back)
2:41 - Perched Sharp-shinned Hawk
2:49 - Cooper's Hawk courtship flap
3:09 - Sharp-shinned Hawk Example #1
3:34 - Sharp-shinned Hawk Example #2
3:51 - Cooper's Hawk Example #1
4:10 - Cooper's Hawk Example #2
4:25 - Northern Goshawk Example
5:00 - Final thoughts
5:35 - Outro
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