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[*] posted on 10-10-2013 at 03:58 PM
Cooper's Hawk?


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?








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[*] posted on 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.




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[*] posted on 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....
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[*] posted on 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.
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[*] posted on 10-10-2013 at 08:18 PM


baby Peregrine?



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[*] posted on 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.




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[*] posted on 10-11-2013 at 09:30 AM
Eyes forward,


heavy streaking...Accipiter Cooperii, Immature Coper's Hawk. Nice find. Thanks for the pics. Oly



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[*] posted on 10-11-2013 at 11:25 AM


Is "eyes forward" significant, Big Oly? Are Sharp Shinned eyes more to the sides?



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[*] posted on 10-19-2013 at 07:17 PM


That's a Coops for sure!
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