This along with tail length make a “flying cross” appearance ... and has relatively shorter tail and longer wings. Sharp-shinned hawk is smaller and has a square tail. Widespread through ...

Goshawks, the largest of the accipiters, are most often seen in forests, but an adult male recently made a foray into Pinedale.

Having trouble deciding between the accipiters? A Cooper’s hawk looks like a “flying cross” (a larger head, rounded tail) and a sharp-shinned hawk looks like a “flying capital T” (a ...