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hawk It - Southeast Texas (1 Viewer)

howell7079

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This hawk was flying low and not very fast through the park. He would periodically fly up into a tree and then fly back down low to the ground again. I thought it was a red shoulder hawk at first until I saw it from the front. It appeared to be too big for a cooper's. Just not sure.

Lyndon
 

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Looking good for a juvenile Cooper´s Hawk.
Fine streaking on underparts ending approx. half way down and rounded tail (image 3)

JanJ
 
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