hawk seen in mountains of colorado (1 Viewer)

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BirdWatcherNE

Well-known member

• Sep 13, 2014

• #1

Photos taken in mountains of Steamboat Springs Colorado around a month ago. I took pictures of a hawk i the same area on 2 different days...i am guessing its the same one but could be wrong. Any ideas what kind of hawk this is?

day 1:

day 2:

 

RJP

Well-known member

• Sep 13, 2014

• #2

It's an accipiter - either a Cooper's Hawk or a Sharp-shinned Hawk, two species that are sometime difficult to tell apart. I will call it a Sharp-shinned based on the following field marks: head looks on the small side and neck short, and in the shots where we can see the tail well from the front, the tail feathers look about equal length.

 

Valéry Schollaert

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• Sep 13, 2014

• #3

Hawk indeed, a classic Sharp-shinned / Cooper's case. I think it is a young Sharp-shinned Hawk.

 

Tiraya

San Diego CA

• Sep 13, 2014

• #4

Underpart markings are good for sharpie...