KeeleyJones
New member
Hello all! I'm new and in need of some help!
We are in northern WI, east of Minneapolis and we have a smaller accipiter hanging around. I'm happy to see it hunting around our bird feeders, circle of life and all. Just means we have decent habitat, right? The question is, what is this bird?
Plumage leads me to think its a broad-shouldered hawk and not a Cooper's hawk, but everything I'm reading says B-S hawks don't stay in Wisconsin over winter? We've had B-S nesting over the summer, so we know they are in the area.
Its def. too small to be a Red Winged and too big to be a sharp-shinned. I'm still new to birding, so I'm not sure how steadfast the winter habitat suggestions are for the B-S are. I'm also not confident in how long immature/juvenile keep their youthful plumage, would it make more sense that it is an immature Coopers's?
Thanks in advance- I appreciate any insight!
Best, Keeley
We are in northern WI, east of Minneapolis and we have a smaller accipiter hanging around. I'm happy to see it hunting around our bird feeders, circle of life and all. Just means we have decent habitat, right? The question is, what is this bird?
Plumage leads me to think its a broad-shouldered hawk and not a Cooper's hawk, but everything I'm reading says B-S hawks don't stay in Wisconsin over winter? We've had B-S nesting over the summer, so we know they are in the area.
Its def. too small to be a Red Winged and too big to be a sharp-shinned. I'm still new to birding, so I'm not sure how steadfast the winter habitat suggestions are for the B-S are. I'm also not confident in how long immature/juvenile keep their youthful plumage, would it make more sense that it is an immature Coopers's?
Thanks in advance- I appreciate any insight!
Best, Keeley