BEnriquez Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Please ID this bird who came out in the small snow "storm" we had yesterday in Douglasville, GA. I have seen him/her many times in the past and believed it was a Cooper's Hawk. I posted it on FB and a fellow poster believes it is a "Peregrine Falcon AKA Sparrow Hawk", which I did notice has different markings, such as gray bars rather than rust bars and the eyes look different in a couple of ways. Since I possibly have already misidentified, please let me know ID and any identifying marks that would be different than the Peregrine Falcon. Thank you - Bonnie Enriquez 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 You were correct the first time. Red eyes, orange breast and belly, and capped appearance on the head. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Also, Sparrowhawk is a term that used to be used for American Kestrels, not Peregrines. Today, the bird called Sparrowhawk is a European accipiter, similar to our Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Agree with Cooper's Hawk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Here is an example of a peregrine, compare to your bird. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/181688031?_gl=1*1ilndpk*_ga*MTk1NTMxODc5My4xNTkyODczOTY3*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTY0MjQ0Mzg5My4zNDkuMS4xNjQyNDQzOTAyLjUx#_ga=2.163667199.1795077981.1640271573-1955318793.1592873967 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 20 minutes ago, meghann said: Sparrowhawk is a term that used to be used for American Kestrels Plus: Pigeon Hawk - Merlin Chicken Hawk - Accipiters and Red-tailed Hawk. Duck Hawk - Peregrine Falcon What can I say - it's snowing heavily. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEnriquez Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 WOW - thank you all - blown away by all of this great info! You guys are GREAT! Thank you - Bonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike R. Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Also, it is a mature bird, based on the eye color. Nice photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEnriquez Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Thank you, Mike R.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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