This bird flew in an open window a half hour ago, tried to fly out a closed one, and is now recovering from a mild concussion in the rafters of my
palapa.
It looks to me like a juvenile Cooper's Hawk.
What say the experts?
bajajudy - 10-10-2013 at 04:46 PM
Nice looking bird.
Hope he recovers from his contact with the closed window
I am sure that someone with more bird knowledge than I will chime in.bill erhardt - 10-10-2013 at 04:49 PM
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Originally posted by bajajudy
Nice looking bird.
Hope he recovers from his contact with the closed window
I am sure that someone with more bird knowledge than I will chime in.
He did find his way back out and flew away, apparently none the worse for wear....bledito - 10-10-2013 at 05:03 PM
we had one hit a bird in our yard last week, and a few days later anouther landed on our flag pole. here in the windy city.woody with a view - 10-10-2013 at 08:18 PM
baby Peregrine?Hook - 10-10-2013 at 09:36 PM
I'd say it's an immature Cooper's Hawk, as the tail appears to be more rounded at the outer edges than an immature Sharp-Shinned Hawk and the breast
markings are not as dark, nor as reddish as a SS Hawk.
I am looking at the descriptions in the Stokes guide.
Eyes forward,
BigOly - 10-11-2013 at 09:30 AM
heavy streaking...Accipiter Cooperii, Immature Coper's Hawk. Nice find. Thanks for the pics. OlyHook - 10-11-2013 at 11:25 AM
Is "eyes forward" significant, Big Oly? Are Sharp Shinned eyes more to the sides?BajaHawk - 10-19-2013 at 07:17 PM
