Possible Red-tailed hawk help identifying (1 Viewer)

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Crow Lover

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• Jan 19, 2020

• #1

I saw this bird outside my window in Berwyn, Illinois which is 10 miles from Chicago, Illinois on Jan 18, 2020.

The picture gives a distorted view, because I think the autofocus focused on the window pane. It looked like a big bird to me, but the picture makes it look small.

I measured the squares of the wire fence outside, and each square is about 2.25 inches, and the bird measures about 7.5 of those, so that equals 16.9 inches.

Thanks.

 

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lou salomon

the birdonist

• Jan 19, 2020

• #2

looks to be a juvenile cooper's hawk.

 

C

Crow Lover

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• Jan 19, 2020

• #3

Thanks

 

The Bird Nuts

Birding Duo

• Jan 19, 2020

• #4

Yes, that's a juvenile Cooper's. Red-taileds are much larger and bulkier with a band of streaks across the belly and little to no streaking on the upper breast. Red-taileds also have much shorter tails than Cooper's.

 

C

Crow Lover

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• Jan 19, 2020

• #5

Thanks!!