Tricky Accipiters

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Tricky Accipiters Jan 10, 2009 17:03:41 GMT -8

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Had a small juvenile hawk buzzing the yard today...
One of those tricky

... is it a large female Sharp-shinned or a small male Cooper's?

Tail looked a bit rounded off. The head seems large in proportion, so I'm going with male Cooper's... what do you think?

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Gord Administrator Chilliwack, B.C. Posts: 8,613	Tricky Accipiters Jan 12, 2009 23:12:45 GMT -8 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Gord on Jan 12, 2009 23:12:45 GMT -8 Yikes, Im not sure I could say either way on this one. If I HAD to make a guess, Id go with Cooper's too partially because you saw it in the field and thought so.
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