What do you think local birders – juvenile Sharp-shinned or Cooper’s Hawk? Thank you for your comments!
JUVENILE SHARP-SHINNED OR COOPER’S HAWK?
My View of Life on the Dock
My View of Life on the Dock
What do you think local birders – juvenile Sharp-shinned or Cooper’s Hawk? Thank you for your comments!
Good Morning Gloucester 
Coopers!
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Difficult to judge size of bird, which can help. Argument is straight vs, rounded tail. Wait ’till bird shakes its feathers or takes off to see… or tail may be without a couple of feather due to molting.
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I think it’s a sharp shinned. The tail has a notch in it. The Cooper has a rounded tail
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I’m going with a Sharpie after reading this description:
One of the most easily noticed differences between the two birds is that the Sharp-shinned Hawk’s tail is squared off when resting, with the outer feathers slightly longer and a small cleft in the middle, and a thin white tip. A Cooper’s Hawk’s tail at rest is rounded, with a larger white tip.
From: http://askanaturalist.com/cooper%E2%80%99s-hawk-or-sharp-shinned/
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