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Accipiter cooperii
Beautiful juvenile hawk with a brown and white striped breast, a large head, and a rounded tail.
My son spotted this bird on my lawn early this morning when he yelled to me that there was a "big, fluffy birdy in the grass." Once it saw us, it flew across the street to perch on a pole in front of a farm. Spotted in a rural area.
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Thanks Grab and flowntheloop for your comments. Thanks Karen for your help with ID :)
Nice! :)
So you decided on Cooper's? It's certainly a good guess
wonderful photographs and spotting! <3
Thanks Sarah! It was gorgeous, and had such a huge tail compared to its body size!
Gosh.....WHAT A BEAUTY, Christine!! :)
Thanks Karen. The post is round and has about a 6-8 inch diameter.
Juvenile hawk for sure. If it were in my yard I'd be thinking red shoulder, coopers/sharp-shinned, although it's likely too heavy to be Sharp shinned. That's a 4X4? I'd say Cooper's
Thanks Brian :)
That's awesome! Great pics!