Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii)
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BirdsIn Summit 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 Summit 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 Summit County

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 201 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 Summit County · records of all species each week, 106,876 in all

Records per week from 201 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 Summit County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Cooper's HawkYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1096711
Jan 11–1722665
Jan 18–2495601
Jan 25–31124526
Feb 1–743608
Feb 8–1464619
Feb 15–2133629
Feb 22–2833748
Mar 1–753728
Mar 8–1476852
Mar 15–21841,055
Mar 22–28531,007
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,005
Apr 5–11221,654
Apr 12–181352,454
Apr 19–25652,699
Apr 26 – May 2223,970
May 3–9223,569
May 10–16544,053
May 17–23223,509
May 24–30114,045
May 31 – Jun 6222,874
Jun 7–13113,158
Jun 14–20223,796
Jun 21–27113,501
Jun 28 – Jul 4003,968
Jul 5–11213,632
Jul 12–18004,051
Jul 19–25323,855
Jul 26 – Aug 1322,908
Aug 2–8333,828
Aug 9–15003,583
Aug 16–22003,535
Aug 23–29322,939
Aug 30 – Sep 5332,840
Sep 6–12542,758
Sep 13–19212,761
Sep 20–26742,646
Sep 27 – Oct 3222,089
Oct 4–10332,317
Oct 11–17331,944
Oct 18–24421,314
Oct 25–31221,272
Nov 1–733786
Nov 8–14107761
Nov 15–2122654
Nov 22–2844703
Nov 29 – Dec 522503
Dec 6–1253447
Dec 13–1922496
Dec 20–26118522
Dec 27 – Jan 252728

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.