Jim Morris Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Saw this hawk in the Sacramento Valley today and am wondering what it is. Not sure is it's a Red-tailed, Cooper's or another variety. Please help. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 This is a Red-shouldered Hawk - it seems too small and slender to be Red-tailed, has black and white barring on the tail and flight feathers, shorter tailed than a Cooper's. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) Red-shouldered Hawk. Note the black (or dark brown in this case) and white barring on the secondaries and tail, and the dark eyes. Red-taileds have shorter tails and lack the bold tail and wing patterns. Cooper's have longer tails with wider gray or brown bands, yellow to red eyes, and they also lack the bold wing pattern. Edit: AlexHenry's correct. Took me a while to type this! Edited December 24, 2019 by The Bird Nuts 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 I agree with Red-shouldered Hawk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcon2009 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 The more I learn from this forum, the more inclined I am to agree this would be Red-shouldered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nivalis Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Red shouldered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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