floraphile Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 (edited) 19 Feb 2023 Baldwin co. AL; riparian woodlands; scattered homes nearby Edited February 19 by floraphile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Tricky one, but I’m inclined to lean towards Sharpie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 6 minutes ago, IKLland said: Tricky one, but I’m inclined to lean towards Sharpie. That's what I called it in the field, but looking at the pics when I got home gave me pause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 44 minutes ago, IKLland said: Tricky one, but I’m inclined to lean towards Sharpie. Why? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Looks like a Coop to me 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 1 minute ago, Kevin said: Why? GISS, small head, relatively large eyes with “bug eyed” look(first photo), squared tail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 6 minutes ago, IKLland said: GISS, small head, relatively large eyes with “bug eyed” look(first photo), squared tail. I’m seeing an extended head and rounded tail, and not enough detail to determine eye size vs shadows on the face. Coop for me. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 30 minutes ago, Avery said: I’m seeing an extended head That's the first thing I noticed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Cooper's IMO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 1 hour ago, Avery said: I’m seeing an extended head and rounded tail, and not enough detail to determine eye size vs shadows on the face. Coop for me. It was the amount of head extension that bothered me when I looked at the pics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageGrouse Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Is the flaired coverts display just a coop thing or do sharpies do it also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 (edited) 30 minutes ago, SageGrouse said: Is the flaired coverts display just a coop thing or do sharpies do it also? It’s a thing that all accipiters (at least in the US) do Edited February 20 by Avery 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 @floraphile - was it just flying by or circling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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