Taken this morning at Zimmerman Park in Billings, MT. I initially thought it was a recently fledged juvenile Cooper's Hawk as it was awkwardly hopping around when I took these poor photos. Then when it flew I thought juvenile Northern Goshawk on size alone. But looking at the photos with the thin streaking and white breast it seems more like a bigger female juvenile Cooper's. But the feet look pretty big making me lean towards Northern Goshawk again. It has a bit of a white supercilium, but not pronounced. Both are to be expected in this habitat, with Cooper's Hawk being somewhat more common.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Jan in Montana
Thanks in advance for your help!
Jan in Montana
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