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[Valone123]

Found this one roosting near our door. Georgia, USA. Coopers Hawk?? Any idea what it is?

 

[Butty]

Welcome to BF.
I feel we have a scale issue here! House wren?? Certainly not any raptor.

 

[Valone123]

Relatively small. Maybe 6” body. I didn’t get a good look as he flew away. The hairy body is throwing me off. Could it be a young bird?

 

[nartreb]

Definitely a fledgling wren. I suggest Carolina wren - it's a little bigger than house wren, and longer-tailed. Also a very common breeder in your area, whereas in most of Georgia, you'll only see house wren in the winter.

 

[RafaelMatias]

Why fledgling @nartreb? Tail seems fully developed?

 

[nartreb]

Tail length bothered me too - I know fledglings of many species are practically tailless. But OP described the bird as "hairy" and I think the photo is consistent with that, i.e., there are bits of nestling down visible.

 

[Butty]

Roosting (adult) wrens look pretty fluffy - so I can't see any particular reason to think this isn't one. It's certainly not a fledgling (tail), which makes it either full-grown juvenile or adult.