Help identifying this hawk - Nova Scotia (2 Viewers)

[CardinalFan]

Noticed this hawk in my backyard on October 29th. Initially thought it was a Sharp Shinned or Cooper's Hawk but now am wondering if it could be a Swainson's, which would be a very rare sighting for where I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. Thanks

 

[THE_FERN]

Sharpie for me. Colour very different to Swainson's

 

[CardinalFan]

Sharpie for me. Colour very different to Swainson's

Thank you The_Fern. I originally thought the same until I saw a picture of a Swainson's and I thought gee that sort of looks like my hawk.

This one comes back fairly regularly and this past Saturday he managed to grab a song sparrow that was feeding on some seed that had fallen to the ground. I've since modified my feeders to not allow seed to reach the ground now.

 

[Joern Lehmhus]

It is a male sharp shinned .

I think I see where you are coming from. Some Swainsons are colorwise not that far off, but pattern and structure is very different...and Swainson's are much larger, and longwinged and shorttailed in comparison to the short winged, longtaild Accipiter species ...look at these Swainson's to see what I mean

https://thebirdersreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/SWHAprofile680x05202011.jpg

https://cdn.download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/306233011/1800

https://tucsonaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/SWHA_MArtin-Molina.jpg

 

[Butty]

Certainly an Accipiter, as detailed by Joern.
For the species... could we see more photos, please? - including some with the head side-on.

male

Why is that?

 

[Joern Lehmhus]

Certainly an Accipiter, as detailed by Joern.
For the species... could we see more photos, please? - including some with the head side-on.

Why is that?

Sorry, wanted to say adult!

 

[CardinalFan]

It is a male sharp shinned .

I think I see where you are coming from. Some Swainsons are colorwise not that far off, but pattern and structure is very different...and Swainson's are much larger, and longwinged and shorttailed in comparison to the short winged, longtaild Accipiter species ...look at these Swainson's to see what I mean

https://thebirdersreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/SWHAprofile680x05202011.jpg

https://cdn.download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/306233011/1800

https://tucsonaudubon.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/SWHA_MArtin-Molina.jpg

Thanks Joern, those links helped a lot with comparison. I've lived in my house for 24 years and have never had a hawk visit so it was quite a thrill to see this guy and now thanks to this site know exactly what kind of hawk he is. Cheers!