Maybe Accipiter, but which?

[gpoole]

Far off the Nova Scotia coastline this morning. These distant and blurry pictures of a bird of prey are all I have. Can identification be made with simply a silhouette? Thanks for trying.

[Quiscalus quiscula]

Yes, it's an accipiter. Cooper's I think.

[Seanbirds]

23 minutes ago, Quiscalus quiscula said:

Yes, it's an accipiter. Cooper's I think.

The wings do look slightly pushed forward, but we'll see what the others have to say

[meghann]

Accipiter Hawk confirmed. I'd want to see the head more before calling which one. Wing position/shape and tail shape are all supporting features to take into consideration, and not diagnostic ones to be used on their own. Sharpies can have rounded tails, and Cooper's can soar with their wings pushed forward.

[Quiscalus quiscula]

41 minutes ago, Seanbirds said:

The wings do look slightly pushed forward, but we'll see what the others have to say

Yeah, I'm being cautious cause I called sharpie a little too soon the last time because of that.

[Avery]

Sharp-shinned for me. The head looks small, tail has sharp corners, wings pushed forwards.

[Charlie Spencer]

Acc. species.