Subject: [Tweeters] Sharp-shin or Cooper's hawk?
Date: Feb 28 10:15:19 2012
From: Terry Olmsted - olmsttl at gmail.com
Looks like juvie Coopers to me, but I'm no expert.
Terry Olmsted
Edmonds
On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Goodwin <ksgoodwin at yahoo.com> wrote:
> We just had another visit by our local Hawk; 1:30 PM 2/26/12; Kent. It
> was snowing so there are smugs on the picture, snow flakes. I would like
> to know the type; Sharp-shinned or Cooper's Hawk. It comes to our bird
> feeders looking for lunch; which it has taken at least twice this month
> alone; possible a Fox Sparrow and a Junco. I have included a real close up
> picture of the Hawk sitting on the Japanese Maple 20 feet away next to the
> feeder with a ruler superimposed on the photo for size. The bird measures
> 14.5 inches from head to tail. It looks like a Cooper's Hawk. Male
> / Female? I am thinking Female Coopers. Too small?
>
> http://www.bluemelon.com/birdwatcher/backyardbirds#page-0/photo-2178485
>
> Goodwin
>
>
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