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Cooper's Hawk (juvenile)

Accipiter cooperii

Photo by KennethCox
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Field Notes

Notes:

90% sure it is not sharp-shinned hawk, due to the thickness of it's legs, and the shape of it's head. Anyone disagree?

Surprised a pair of these with much squawking and bluster.

Reference Links:

Cooper's Hawk, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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