English Name

"Chicken Hawk" (Accipiter species)


Arapaho Name

1. neséínoox ; 2. hééyei hóókecii


Translation of the Arapaho

1. ‘wild creature/hawk’ ; 2. ‘small hawk’


Location:

the mountainous and forested areas of the reservation. Also around wooded areas at lower elevations during the spring and fall

The second word was given by Mark Soldierwolf for both Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s Hawks.