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(Juvenile) Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

Description:

This hawk (Sharp-shinned Hawk?) took the prey of another hawk seen at spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/105.... In the video, you can hear the call it makes and see the juvenile move in the trees to get closer. The last image shows them both next to each other. Mother / child?

Habitat:

Mixed Oak forest near Riparian area

1 Species ID Suggestions

Liam
Liam 12 years ago
Cooper's Hawk (juvenile)
Accipiter cooperii Identifying Cooper's and Sharp-shinned Hawks


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2 Comments

EmilyMarino
EmilyMarino 11 years ago

It's probably a young female. Females are generally larger than the males!

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Wait! THIS is the juvenile? It's so much larger than the other one.

Escondido, California, USA

Spotted on Apr 24, 2012
Submitted on Apr 24, 2012

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