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I have been a lover of birds my whole life! I was born and raised in Seattle, where I feel we didn't have as much of a variety as we have here in Arizona. I could be completely wrong about that though. If nothing else I have been introduced to a new variety of birds. I have a pair of what I believe to be Great Black Hawks (I may be wrong) living in a very large tree behind my home, they have been there about a year now and I get to see them daily. I'm interested in getting opinions from others about if they truly are GBH or something different.PXL_20240120_003656187~2.jpgPXL_20231203_225513786.jpgPXL_20240120_003755838~2.jpgPXL_20231203_225616148.jpgPXL_20231203_225507768.jpg
 

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Hi MJSjourney and a warm welcome to you from all the Staff and Moderators. I think this is more likely to be a Harris's Hawk Harris's Hawk - BirdForum Opus but I've moved your post to the ID forum and someone should be along soon to advise you.

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I look forward to hearing your news.
 
Harris’s are some of my favorite hawks! I do miss the wide variety of birds in SE Arizona, lived there for 30+ years. Now I am in the PNW.
 
MJSjourney said:
Also after looking at the Harris Hawk Forum and photos, I do not believe mine are Harris Hawks. The tails of mine have a band of white and are definitely more black in overall color, they also look bigger in size than the Harris Hawk.
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Harris Hawks are somewhat variable in color, but your excellent photos are essentially textbook. The white end of the tail as well as vent covers are normal for adult birds.
 
MJSjourney said:
We switched places! 😀 Where are you living now?
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I am living in Coos Bay. Loving it so far, even all the rain we are getting

MJSjourney said:
Also after looking at the Harris Hawk Forum and photos, I do not believe mine are Harris Hawks. The tails of mine have a band of white and are definitely more black in overall color, they also look bigger in size than the Harris Hawk.
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These are definitely Harris’s Hawks. The pair staying together like this are also something they do that most other hawks don’t. They live and hunt in family groups.
 

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