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Accipiter cooperi
Suburban area
This was a surprise to see out of my back window!
Spotted on Dec 31, 2014
Submitted on Jan 1, 2015
4 Comments
Cool Josh!
The color of the nape of an adult Cooper's Hawks is pale with a clear contrast to a dark cap. Juveniles of both species can show a pale nape, however.
http://lansingwbu.blogspot.com/2013/01/s...
Yes.
Is the nape pale?