Yes - adult plumage. Definitely not a Goshawk, as the breast was streaked with rich red.

It wasn't even a huge Cooper's - just sort of the usual size. The coot was quite a load for it!

== Michael Hobbs
== Kirkland WA
== MJCT_Hobbs at msn.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Foote <footet at elwha.evergreen.edu>
To: Michael & Janka Hobbs <MJCT_Hobbs at email.msn.com>
Cc: Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: More sightings from LSSP


>
>
>On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, Michael & Janka Hobbs wrote:
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>[snip..]
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>>
>> On the main swimming beach, I saw a Cooper's Hawk standing on a dead
>American Coot.
>
>Michael--
>
> Safe to assume this bird was in adult plumage?
>
> If not, than could it have been a goshawk?
>
>
>
> Tom