Hawk Id: Upstate New York 3.26.07 (1 Viewer)

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skiel

Well-known member

• Mar 27, 2007

• #1

Hawk Id: Upstate New York,USA 3.26.07

Help please....Sorry for the picture quality......two of these were flying around my house late in this afternoon. They were fast and low......However, one did stop for a brief moment in a tree. One shot landing...another resting, last flight sillouette. Hopefully enough to identify. Thanks!

 

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Last edited: Mar 27, 2007

AlexC

Aves en Los Ángeles

Opus Editor

• Mar 27, 2007

• #2

Hi Skiel,

Your bird's a 2CY (2nd Calendar Year) Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter by the long tail, shorter wings, Coop on square head in pic1, thick legs in pic1, round tail in flight in pic2, and head jutting far out from "wrists" in pic2 and pic3.

 

talon_dfa

Well-known member

• Mar 27, 2007

• #3

Our tired Irishman is correct... 2006 hatched Coop.


We can tell the last 2 pics are the same bird because of the gap in the feathers at the right wrist (primary #3?).

Also, notice broken deck feather (central Rect.).

Bird looks like it has a small crop in the last picture.

Nice pics.

 

Last edited: Mar 27, 2007

steveo

King Midas in reverse

• Mar 27, 2007

• #4

A skinny coopers hawk alright, after a few plump doves it will fatten right up.

 

Jeff Hopkins

Just another...observer

• Mar 27, 2007

• #5

I love the shot of the bird in flight.

And I agree that it's a Coop.

 

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skiel

Well-known member

• Mar 28, 2007

• #6

Thank you all!

Cooper was our guess but since we've never seen them around here just weren't sure. Thanks again.