Hawk ID (1 Viewer)

[sja68]

What type of hawk is this? Thank you for your help

 

[RJP]

This looks like an immature Cooper's Hawk.

The other possibility is its look-alike but slightly smaller cousin, Sharp-shinned Hawk. Telling those two apart when immature, particularly from a back view, is difficult. I'm going with Cooper's mainly on the large-ish looking head, and eyes that look small in the head.

 

[fugl]

Sharp-shinned or Cooper's, probably the former judging from the smallish size.

Edit: Though I take the point about relative eye size.

 

[RJP]

Sharp-shinned or Cooper's, probably the former judging from the smallish size.
Edit: Though I take the point about relative eye size.

Yeah, after posting, the more I looked at it, the more I waffled ...

 

[tril42]

Looks pretty big-headed, so I'm going to say Cooper's as well.