MarkG Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 A few inflight photos, cropped, from this morning in Chapel Hill, NC. I think it's either a Cooper's or a Shape-shinned, the bird seemed on the small side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akandula Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 That's an adult Cooper's. Note the bulky shape, "capped" appearance, and graduated tail feathers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean C Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 In the first photo notice the posture, the way it is holding itself at full soar - with a very straight leading edge to the wing, and a fairly large head that projects pretty far forward beyond the wings. Sharp-shinned Hawks will usually look like they are "reaching forward" more with their winds, that is, the wrist is pushed forward a little in full soar. This pushing forward of the wings, combined with a smaller head than a Cooper's Hawk, means that there is very little projection of the head beyond the leading edge of the wings. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Thanks to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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