Some kind of Hawks, juvenile probably, help with ID (1 Viewer)

[Crow Lover]

I saw them and heard them talking and playing with each other. I was only able to get 1 shot of them.

 

[Nutcracker]

An Accipiter species; which, will depend a lot on where they were! Can you add a location please!

 

[Deb Burhinus]

Coop or Sharpie I imagine - or Coop chasing Coop or even a Coop chasing a Sharpie! 🙂

 

[Microtus]

I think that the top bird is a Cooper's; the bottom one could very well be too.

 

[Crow Lover]

An Accipiter species; which, will depend a lot on where they were! Can you add a location please!

Berwyn, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. Residential area. I think they are attracted to the squirrels in my yard.

 

[Deb Burhinus]

The middle one is almost certainly a Cooper’s (looking on a larger monitor) imo so I would assume the top bird in 1 and 3 also is. The bottom one looks rounder headed and shorter winged but that could be the angle of the head and that the top bird is female chasing a smaller Cooper’s male.

 

[Crow Lover]

The middle one is almost certainly a Cooper’s (looking on a larger monitor) imo so I would assume the top bird in 1 and 3 also is. The bottom one looks rounder headed and shorter winged but that could be the angle of the head and that the top bird is female chasing a smaller Cooper’s male.

Great, thanks

 

[KC Foggin]

Looking at those skinny legs, I'd go with a Sharpie!

 

[Deb Burhinus]

Looking at those skinny legs, I'd go with a Sharpie!

I agree the legs look skinny KC but I put that down to ‘movement in the image’ and them not being focussed - do you think maybe the tail looks rather rounded and full for a Sharpie and the undertail coverts very bushy?

You have probably seen more Sharpies and Coopers than I have hot dinners though so happy to bow to your greater experience here!

 

[Nutcracker]

Berwyn, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. Residential area. I think they are attracted to the squirrels in my yard.

Thanks! I'd agree with the others on Cooper's Hawk

 

[birdmeister]

I believe that all photos show Cooper's Hawks.

 

[Deb Burhinus]

@ Crow Lover, it could well be the squirrels that are attracting Cooper’s but they mainly hunt small birds so if you have feeders up, this will also attract them. (Feeders can be made a bit safer from hawk attacks by positioning them near some cover or by using a baffle over the top of the feeders, however, they are the canaries of a healthy local eco-system so enjoy!)

 

[Birdbrain22]

All Cooper's Hawks here.