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Sharpie or Coopers? Reno NV USA 2/20/19 (1 Viewer)

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Birds4Kathy

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I saw this bird near our back yard feeders yesterday. Usually we get Cooper's Hawks but this one seems smaller. Is it a Sharpie?
 

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I'll go with Sharpie based on dark cap and dark nape. Cooper's has dark cap only which doesn't extend to the nape (dark cap / light nape).
Also, head shape on Coopers is more blocky and larger. Second pic of bird shows a more rounded head shape to me.
 
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