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What bird is this? - Southwestern United States (media.piefed.social)
submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by to c/birds@lemmy.world
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Noticed this bird the other day and just wanted to know what it was

Update: Thanks for all the responses looks like its a coopers hawk.

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[–] 7 points 5 days ago* (2 children)

I was just going to guess Cooper’s hawk! To my eye the legs could be thinner and the eyes could be buggier for a sharpie. But Cooper or sharpie is an eternal debate, and I’m not confident enough to be definitive either.

E: apparently I need to get my eyes checked, because I thought you said sharp shinned hawk…

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  • [–] 4 points 5 days ago*

    I brain farted while typing. I had gone and looked at reference images, and lingered over several nice pics of sharp shins, so fucked up when I came back lol. Went to check and make sure I hadn't screwed up words and I screwed up something worse ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    Reason I went with red tail over Cooper's is the way the tail looks. When they cross into that zone between juvenile and adult, I've seen both pics and wild ones have that kind of banding.

    But you're right, I would never be able to visually discern between a sharp shin and a Cooper's. We never get them around here, so my only exposure is photos.

    Edit: nocturne posted a comment below yours with a better reference than I found, and I think I was way off. Almost definitely a Cooper's

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