glaudenslager
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Fairly confident that this is a Cooper's Hawk based on markings and its medium size. Welcome the thoughts of the experts in this community.
Head shape and eye position and the long tail with shorter outer feathers makes this a definite Cooper's Hawk.
Impression of bulk as Andy said initially is a good clue.
Somebody forward this to Sibley and he can do his 'Ivory-billed' magic on it! It just seems as if it should be settle-able somehow, or what's photography for?
Could you measure the average size of the leaves on the hedge top where it was perched, as a step toward getting an objective read on the scale of what's shown in these images?
But do juveniles not differ as much in size between the two species as adults do?
Head shape and eye position and the long tail with shorter outer feathers makes this a definite Cooper's Hawk.
Here's an imm. Cooper's Hawk for comparison (note the legs).......
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