Calling all Bird Experts. WTF is This!
My Son James spotted this bird in one of our trees this morning. I got about ten feet away and it didn’t move. Anyone know what it is?
Calling all Bird Experts. WTF is this
Good Morning Gloucester 
That’s a red-tailed hawk, (I think…I have a hard time distinguishing similar hawks, like the sharp-shinned or broad-winged, but there are a ton of red tails around here. I will happily defer to a more expert birder…
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This is a Red-tailed Hawk – Looks to be an Immature. The tail appears to be brown.
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Looks like a Coopers Hawk.
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Hawk, maybe a red shouldered, sharp shinned or coopers. Excellent photos! Not an expert but they do fascinate me.
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I’ve send word to my resident bird expert friend, but looks like a red-tailed hawk?
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I did post the photo of it mooning me before it took off. Maybe that one will help.
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Coopers Hawk Paul. Still young the eyes haven’t changed color yet
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Red Tail
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I’ve looked at pics of both the Red tailed and Cooper’s hawks and it’s not entirely clear to me which one it is.
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Young coopers Hawk. I took a photo of one on Eastern Pt last year.
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I think the with chest patch and faint tail markings identify it as an immature Red Tail.
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This is not a Cooper ‘s hawk, which would have a long, striped tail. This hawk is a buteo, probably an immature red tail.
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looks like a red shoulderd hawk.
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I believe this is a red tail hawk.
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Let me throw another name into the mix: Osprey. We’re in FL and there are several osprey here at our dock which look very much like your photos.
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Paul, I don’t know WTF that is, I just like the title to your post.
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Thanks Terry! long time know see. Good luck!
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