Sharp Shinned Hawk

hstrynrdhstrynrd Registered Users Posts: 122 Major grins
edited February 18, 2015 in Wildlife
I've been told this visitor to my back yard is a Juvenile Sharp Shinned Hawk. I thought it was a Juvenile Cooper's Hawk. Any help with ID would be greatly appreciated. As always C&C welcome and appreciated.

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  • kscooperkscooper Registered Users Posts: 387 Major grins
    edited February 17, 2015
    Almost certain that it is a sharpie: the small-looking head and the stripes extending down pretty far are good clues. Too bad you can't see the tail - that is a good field mark: sharp-shinned have a square tip while cooper's are more rounded. Great shots BTW!

    Eric
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  • hstrynrdhstrynrd Registered Users Posts: 122 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2015
    kscooper wrote: »
    Almost certain that it is a sharpie: the small-looking head and the stripes extending down pretty far are good clues. Too bad you can't see the tail - that is a good field mark: sharp-shinned have a square tip while cooper's are more rounded. Great shots BTW!

    Eric

    Thanks for the ID info. I wish I got a pic of it's tail. Maybe I will catch it again this weekend if it still is hanging around.
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