How about "c" = "curved" for Coopers?

wjansen
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On Tue, 30 Dec 1997, Birders2 wrote:

> Hi Tweeters,
>
> The way that I remember, which bird has the squarer tail and which has the
> rounder tail, is:
>
> Sharp-shinned begins with S therefore it has the square tail and the Cooper
> Hawk has a round tail like a C.
>
> Simplistic, YES, but it helps when you want a quick confirmation of which bird
> has which tail.
>
> Happy New Year and may it contain many bird sightings!
>
> Great birding and find that next lifer!
>
> John (One of Birders2)
> Birders2 at aol.com
>
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>
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>
> December 30, 1997
> 8:15 pm PDT
>