Bird ID? - California (1 Viewer)

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DougeFresh

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• Dec 30, 2011

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After moving my bird feeders high above my rear yard shed to foil the neighbors Cat I spotted this bird of prey scoping things out. I live in Pacific Beach, California about 1/2 mile inland from the ocean. The beak of this bird looks like that of a Hawk but I do not know. It was a small bird of prey, maybe 14-16 inches from top of head to bottom of long tail feathers. Anyone recognize it?

 

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Bird_Bill

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• Dec 30, 2011

• #2

Appears to be a immature coopers hawk.

A big howdy towards ya too.

 

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Steve Schoech

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• Dec 30, 2011

• #3

Bird_Bill said:

Appears to be a immature coopers hawk.

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My thought as well.

 

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fugl

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• Dec 30, 2011

• #4

Mine too

 

JANJ

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• Dec 30, 2011

• #5

There´s no doubt which one of the Accipiter is. With such a shape + large square head and undertail pattern - with shorther outer t-feathers it can only be a Cooper´s!

JanJ

 

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DougeFresh

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• Dec 30, 2011

• #6

Thanks!

A Cooper's Hawk! What a beautiful bird. Think I'll take down my bird feeders for a few days though. I found a nice photo of a Cooper's Hawk on-line and it sure looks like the photo I took of my neighborhood Cooper's Hawk.

 

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Marmot

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• Dec 30, 2011

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If you have a rough idea what it might be, it is always worth having a look in Opus ...all the photos are by Birdforum members and we try to get the subspecies of them where possible
http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Welcome

 

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DougeFresh

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• Jan 10, 2012

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California Bird ID? Photo Attached . . .

Saw this Bird while walking on the beach below the cliffs of the fabled Torrey Pines Golf Course north of San Diego, California. Anyone know what it is? What a beak!

 

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Bird_Bill

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• Jan 10, 2012

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Whimbrel
Bird must of hit a ball out of bounds huh?

 

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Jim M.

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• Jan 10, 2012

• #10

Long-billed Curlew. Note buffy coloration of underparts and very long bill (too long for Whimbrel).

Best,
Jim

 

Bird_Bill

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• Jan 10, 2012

• #11

J. Moore said:

Long-billed Curlew. Note buffy coloration of underparts and very long bill (too long for Whimbrel).

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See that now Jim,thanks for pointing out
Ill take the penalty stroke accordingly.