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Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

Photo by aswedishelf
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a young Cooper's hawk. It is perched on a clothesline T. It was a good sized hawk.

I took the photo through my kitchen window so I could get the shot without scaring him off. Not the best photo. It was just before sunset too.

Habitat:

North Texas

Reference Links:

Cooper's Hawk | National Audubon Society Birds

Species ID Suggestions

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

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Comments (3)
gatorfellows
Length and barring on tail does not match a red-shouldered hawk. This bird has the slimmer shape and tail length of an accipiter not a buteo.
AshleyT
Agree with Cooper's Hawk, there is no way this can be a red-shouldered hawk with that long of a tail

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PublishedOctober 14, 2014

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