Louie 6 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Saw this hawk this morning in Davenport Wa. Hoping someone could help identify it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aidan B 893 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) Looks like a Sharp-shinned Hawk. Edited December 3, 2020 by Aidan B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Louie 6 Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 7 minutes ago, Aidan B said: Looks like a Sharp-shinned Hawk. Thanks. How did you distinguish it from a Cooper's Hawk? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Bird Nuts 4,585 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) This is a Cooper's Hawk with the blocky head, small eyes close to the front of the head, obviously graduated tail feathers, and capped (not hooded) appearance. Edited December 3, 2020 by The Bird Nuts 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sneat 320 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Agree with Cooper’s Hawk 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Leukering 2,531 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Cooper's Hawk for various appearance reasons noted by TBN. I'll also point out the notably graduated tail. Additionally, in my >40 years of birding, I have seen Sharp-shinned perched on utility poles only a couple times. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Spencer 3,392 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 What that bird is, is cold. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Louie 6 Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Charlie Spencer said: What that bird is, is cold. So was I. LOL 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Louie 6 Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 49 minutes ago, Tony Leukering said: Cooper's Hawk for various appearance reasons noted by TBN. I'll also point out the notably graduated tail. Additionally, in my >40 years of birding, I have seen Sharp-shinned perched on utility poles only a couple times. Thank you for the ID help - that graduated tail is a handy tip! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seanbirds 711 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Charlie Spencer said: What that bird is, is cold. 2 hours ago, Louie said: So was I. LOL It snowed here too! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Candydez12 73 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Cooper's Hawk I think Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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