(Northern) Sharp-shinned Hawk

This is a great example of a typical male Sharp-shinned Hawk. Small size, square tail, "bug-eyed" expression (created by the placement of the eyes), and dark nape giving it a "hooded" appearance (rather than a "capped" appearance with Cooper's) all point to Sharpie over Coop.

Thank you very much for the update Jake.

Hi Jake, maybe another way to say that is, just describe the habitat you saw this bird in. Thanks.

Hi Jake, I was about to weigh in for Cooper's when you updated. However, then I noticed your write-up in the description and habitat fields. Like many users you are getting this wrong, possibly because you have not read and understood our FAQs http://www.projectnoah.org/faq We do not want to see never-ending repeats of the text copied and pasted from internet versions of bird identification books, that is what the reference links are for.

A good way to tell a Cooper's from a Sharpie is by the pale nape. Cooper's have much more white on the nape then Sharpies do. My vote is for a Male Cooper's Hawk.

Could be a sharp-shinned hawk, too. From the size, I would say it is a sharpie. http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/accipiterIDtable.htm

It could also be a sharp-shinned hawk. Liam will give a positive ID when he gets on PN.

I agree with Cooper's Hawk