Texas Accipiter (1 Viewer)

rylirk

Well-known member

• Nov 3, 2019

• #1

At Buffalo Springs, near Lubbock. Both photos are the same bird

 

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Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Nov 3, 2019

• #2

Cooper's Hawk :t:

Odd the way it looks about 5 metres tall in the first pic!

 

Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Nov 3, 2019

• #3

Cooper's Hawk.

 

The Bird Nuts

Birding Duo

• Nov 3, 2019

• #4

I'm leaning large female Sharp-shinned on this one. Its streaking is light orange-brown and blotchy, and its head is round and small and has a prominent pale supercilium.

 

rylirk

Well-known member

• Nov 3, 2019

• #5

The question was more to rule out a goshawk We also thought it looked crazy big at first; later it flew off and we concluded it was probably a Cooper's, but wanted a third opinion before completely discarding Gos

 

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ceasar

Well-known member

• Nov 4, 2019

• #6

Could be a Goshawk. Has a large, light supercilium and irregular dark under tail bands.

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Nov 4, 2019

• #7

Orange barring on the breast doesn't fit Gos - that has either brown streaking (juvs) or grey barring (ads)