Please ID Hawk, San Benito, TX USA (1 Viewer)

[River Girl]

This bird was openly in a tree on edge of open lot. Never moved except his head. I thought Red-shouldered but reconsider to juvenile Gray due to dark streaks on breast. I have not found a similar photo in any of my guides. Please id. Thank you

 

[Butty]

Cooper's hawk, immature.

 

[KenM]

I’d have thought you were correct first time round(without looking at guides)

 

[KenM]

Must look at guides before commenting.😩

 

[Indobirder]

I think it looks better for young Red-shouldered Hawk

compare: Google Image Result for https://media.audubon.org/nas_birdapi/apa_2015_susanfaulknerdavis_282802_red-shouldered_hawk_kk_juvenile-eastern.jpg

 

[Butty]

The thicker dark tail-bars (pic 2) suggest red-shouldered hawk - as does the hint of barred secondaries (pic 1). The long-looking tail and underbody pattern of streaks becoming narrower towards the lower belly are suggestive of Cooper's hawk if perhaps not exactly right.
Have you got any (even bad?) photos showing anything of the upperparts?

 

[River Girl]

The thicker dark tail-bars (pic 2) suggest red-shouldered hawk - as does the hint of barred secondaries (pic 1). The long-looking tail and underbody pattern of streaks becoming narrower towards the lower belly are suggestive of Cooper's hawk if perhaps not exactly right.
Have you got any (even bad?) photos showing anything of the upperparts?

 

[THE_FERN]

Not an accipiter for me...

 

[KenM]

Now home and have compared guides and web images, my first gut feeling was RSH (couldn’t put my finger on it though), which I now believe has been confirmed.
It does seem, that the OP’s bird does not have a yellow iris?, which it would need in order to be a Cooper’s.

Cheers

 

[Jim M.]

Immature Red-shouldered Hawk; just like the ones seen in my area. It is the most accipiter-like of the buteos, but look at those thick feet among other things.

 

[River Girl]

There was something about the head that made me think Red-shouldered and I don't see them very often. Gray hawks do also show up around there, too., though. Thank you all for your efforts in coming to an agreement on this not-so-obvious ID.