Subject: [Tweeters] Cooper's/Sharp-Shinned Hawk in NE Seattle
Date: Aug 25 17:28:08 2006
From: Nathan Hamm - nathan at registan.net


I live on a busy street in an apartment in NE Seattle (next to Grateful
Bread Bakery). As such, I don't get too many interesting things coming by my
feeders. But, two of the last three days I've seen what looks to me like a
juvenile Cooper's Hawk. I'm a farily new birder though and was wondering
whether or not it is perhaps a Sharp-Shinned and what I would look for to be
sure of the differences. I managed to snap a couple shots today when it
landed for a bit, but leaves were in the way. (Nevertheless:
http://flickr.com/photos/nathanhamm/224829292/ and
http://flickr.com/photos/nathanhamm/224829291/)

Anyway, either one is a quite unexpected treat for such a high-traffic
neighborhood!

Nathan Hamm
Seattle, WA
nathan at registan.net