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Accipiter striatus
A raptor with horizontal stripes across its white breast and stripes in bands down its tail.
Perched on a bare maple tree limb in the front yard of a suburban home in Madison, Alabama. This is in the Tennessee River Valley of north Alabama, and Bradford Creek is nearby. Cultivated fields are being replaced with homes, apartments, schools, and businesses. There are many squirrels, chipmunks, and birds in the area. Wooded areas nearby are composed of both hardwoods and evergreens. Small wetlands survive in limited areas.
This raptor quietly glided down and landed in the tree, where it remained, quietly, for a few minutes, and then flew away.
You are very welcome. It is such a beautiful photo. It deserves to have a complete ID
Thank you, John. I thought it might be a sharp-shinned, as I have photographed one before in this area. So hard to tell them apart from Cooper's.
There are some pictures of Accipiter striatus in - https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/8....... and some nice spottings in Project Noah, including the following - https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/18...... and
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/20...
Spotted on Dec 18, 2023
Submitted on Jan 4, 2024
