Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii)
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BirdsIn Delaware County, Ohio

Cooper's Hawk

Astur cooperii (Bonaparte, 1828)

Cooper's Hawk in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Genus
Astur
Near Delaware County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (17)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (55)
  • Recorded, season not shown (16)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Cooper's Hawk by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County43 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County202 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County242 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County111 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain County66 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County82 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery County79 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County37 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County201 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Delaware County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 27 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Delaware County · records of all species each week, 21,087 in all

Records per week from 27 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Cooper's Hawk in Delaware County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Cooper's HawkYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–103275
Jan 11–172135
Jan 18–242237
Jan 25–312228
Feb 1–70033
Feb 8–141156
Feb 15–210038
Feb 22–280036
Mar 1–71173
Mar 8–1400118
Mar 15–2111111
Mar 22–2800120
Mar 29 – Apr 400208
Apr 5–1111304
Apr 12–1800810
Apr 19–2500622
Apr 26 – May 200561
May 3–911539
May 10–1600620
May 17–2300560
May 24–3000640
May 31 – Jun 600751
Jun 7–1300746
Jun 14–2000593
Jun 21–2700623
Jun 28 – Jul 411725
Jul 5–1100597
Jul 12–1800785
Jul 19–2511848
Jul 26 – Aug 100646
Aug 2–800665
Aug 9–1500612
Aug 16–2200684
Aug 23–2911775
Aug 30 – Sep 500782
Sep 6–12111,111
Sep 13–1900827
Sep 20–2600663
Sep 27 – Oct 300686
Oct 4–1000576
Oct 11–1700411
Oct 18–2400350
Oct 25–3111245
Nov 1–711181
Nov 8–1400112
Nov 15–2122101
Nov 22–282293
Nov 29 – Dec 50055
Dec 6–120039
Dec 13–192256
Dec 20–260039
Dec 27 – Jan 21186

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 1,974 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,974 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Cooper's Hawk in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Cooper's HawkYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–106896,211
Jan 11–174895,146
Jan 18–2445104,645
Jan 25–315994,698
Feb 1–74396,023
Feb 8–144395,888
Feb 15–213895,436
Feb 22–282696,846
Mar 1–73998,321
Mar 8–1437710,384
Mar 15–2143812,620
Mar 22–2854813,949
Mar 29 – Apr 437819,661
Apr 5–1135826,860
Apr 12–1866939,925
Apr 19–25421041,623
Apr 26 – May 2461056,391
May 3–937952,952
May 10–1635953,785
May 17–2310657,698
May 24–3017754,651
May 31 – Jun 616853,099
Jun 7–139453,700
Jun 14–2010756,625
Jun 21–2711655,361
Jun 28 – Jul 410458,477
Jul 5–1117761,336
Jul 12–1822764,722
Jul 19–2524769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 127859,416
Aug 2–832759,712
Aug 9–1538855,994
Aug 16–2225854,328
Aug 23–2941751,772
Aug 30 – Sep 543857,167
Sep 6–1238759,075
Sep 13–1932954,543
Sep 20–2637745,860
Sep 27 – Oct 333943,180
Oct 4–1041837,841
Oct 11–17371030,824
Oct 18–24451021,156
Oct 25–3142919,021
Nov 1–7471014,172
Nov 8–1446912,621
Nov 15–2141107,965
Nov 22–285098,136
Nov 29 – Dec 557106,083
Dec 6–124696,004
Dec 13–1957105,423
Dec 20–2658105,661
Dec 27 – Jan 27498,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatusOften confused in Ohio: 86 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatusOften confused in Ohio: 71 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensisOften confused in Ohio: 45 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterusOften confused in Ohio: 18 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinusOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed76%49%
Forest13%31%
Farmland5%11%
Wetland5%5%
Open water0.8%3%
Grassland and shrub0.5%0.9%

From 926 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

1,974 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.