The male and female Cooper’s Hawks Accipiter cooperii were photographed at the Cape May hawk banding presentation. Its closest look-alike is the Sharp-shinned Hawk. The Cooper’s Hawk is the larger of the two. The best distinguishing feature between the two is the shape and still wing beats of the Cooper’s Hawk compared to the shape and quick snappy wing beats of the Sharp-shinned Hawk. Both have a range throughout the U.S. The Cooper’s Hawk has a more rounded tail.