Sharp-shinned Hawk?

[elkvalleybirders]

Hello everyone :-)

 

This picture was taken Oct of last year in South East BC. 

Sharp-Shinned Hawk?

 

Thanks for the help!

 

IMG_6608 by Sarah Murphy, on Flickr

 

 

[lonesome55dove]

I'm gonna go with immature Cooper's Hawk... head appears big and blocky to me, rounded tail and I believe the white spots indicate a young bird. ? Of course, as always, wait for more input. !! 

[The Bird Nuts]

Any more photos?  I'm leaning immature Sharpie here because of the blotchy orangey streaking on the breast, the fairly prominent supercilium, the more solid-colored head, and the steep-er forehead.

[Jerry Friedman]

5 hours ago, The Bird Nuts said:

Any more photos?  I'm leaning immature Sharpie here because of the blotchy orangey streaking on the breast, the fairly prominent supercilium, the more solid-colored head, and the steep-er forehead.

More Sharpie signs: the tail feathers seem to be about the same length, and I'd say it looks broad-shouldered and small-headed.  But I'm often wrong on these.

[Bird Brain]

Sharp-shinned, in my opinion.

[Tony Leukering]

The side feathers are extensively barred reddish, which is close to being definitive in ruling out Coop.