I would personally would have ID'd this bird as a sub-adult Cooper's Hawk.
Tarsus size (almost finger width, whereas Sharpies have narrow pencil-like
tarsus), relative size to prey (that would be a "big" kill for the average
Sharpie!), more buff edges on back and wings, long rounded tail with
extensive white edge, plus overall "jizz" is more Coop' than Sharpie.

David Allinson
President, Rocky Point Bird Observatory
572 Atkins Road
Victoria, BC
V9B 3A3
Ph. (250)478-0493

Web site: www.islandnet.com/~rpbo
273 species and counting!
Look for a bargraph checklist coming soon.

"Not everything that can be counted counts,
and not everything that counts can be counted."
Albert Einstein

----- Original Message -----
From: "Denny Granstrand" <osprey at nwinfo.net>
To: <TWEETERS at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 3:50 PM
Subject: accipter photo on BirdYak website - HELP!!


> Hi Tweeters,
>
> Today I put a photo of an accipter I identified as a juvenile
Sharp-shinned
> Hawk on the BirdYak website:
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirdYak/
>
> Click on "photos" on the left side of the screen and then on the hawk
photo.
> You can enlarge it by clicking on the larger photo as it comes up.
>
> It has been suggested that it is actually a juvenile Cooper's Hawk. We
> would appreciate any opinions on it. Please include a brief discussion of
> field marks to back up your opinion.
>
> Thanks
>
> Denny Granstrand
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> * Denny Granstrand *
> * Yakima, WA *
> * osprey at nwinfo.net *
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