Hawk Report Update
Mar 18, 2014 11:39:20 #
We posted a mystery Hawk for ID by you Hogs and got lots of responses but we found another Bird Book with more Hawks detailed. Now it looks more like a Northern Goshawk. What do you think?
Mar 18, 2014 12:47:05 #
mghornak
Loc: Hamden, Connecticut, USA
Sharp-shinned or a Coopers. Need a better look at the tail. General size description would be helpful.
Mar 18, 2014 12:55:28 #
hamtrack wrote:
We posted a mystery Hawk for ID by you Hogs and got lots of responses but we found another Bird Book with more Hawks detailed. Now it looks more like a Northern Goshawk. What do you think?
Goshawk (18" to 24" ) is a very large hawk. Twice the size that you stated in original post.
Mar 18, 2014 13:20:31 #
hamtrack wrote:
We posted a mystery Hawk for ID by you Hogs and got lots of responses but we found another Bird Book with more Hawks detailed. Now it looks more like a Northern Goshawk. What do you think?
It appears to be a Coopers Hawk to me, note the dark "cap" on head. :-)
Mar 19, 2014 09:32:28 #
Mar 19, 2014 11:38:14 #
My vote is Cooper's. The pattern and coloration of the chest feathers are what I am basing my vote on. Size is too big for Sharp shinned in my option.
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