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Based on size and squared tail, I'd call this a Sharp-shinned Hawk.
Looks like one of the accipiters but whether it's Sharp-shinned, or Cooper's I'm not sure. Both of them prefer more wooded areas, but they're not strangers to picking song-birds off of feeders or bird-baths in residential areas.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2011

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