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What bird is this?

Posted on 3/31/24 at 1:02 am
Posted by SeafoodPlatter
Member since Jul 2012
664 posts
Posted on 3/31/24 at 1:02 am


Everybody thinks it’s some kind of hawk but the feather colors don’t match up, I thought it was a falcon but the leg feathers don’t look right, just asking out of curiosity.
This post was edited on 3/31/24 at 1:05 am
Posted by Big_country346
Member since Jul 2013
3635 posts
Posted on 3/31/24 at 1:44 am to
Female eurasian sparrowhawk
This post was edited on 3/31/24 at 1:45 am
Posted by thejudge
Westlake, LA
Member since Sep 2009
14068 posts
Posted on 3/31/24 at 3:53 am to
Maybe s Coopers Hawk?

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Posted by Cowboyfan89
Member since Sep 2015
12720 posts
Posted on 3/31/24 at 4:15 am to
It's a juvenile of either the Cooper's or Sharp-shinned hawk.

It's not easy to tell the difference between the two, but I'd lean more towards Cooper's. The head size/shape seems more appropriate, and they also tend to be more common in my experience.
Posted by Epaminondas
The Boot
Member since Jul 2020
4220 posts
Posted on 3/31/24 at 6:01 am to
One of them is a dead bird.
Posted by Tigris
Mexican Home
Member since Jul 2005
12366 posts
Posted on 3/31/24 at 7:30 am to
quote:

either the Cooper's or Sharp-shinned hawk


I've got a strong lean to Cooper's; based on overall size, head size, thick upper chest streaks, and Cooper's is just more common.
This post was edited on 3/31/24 at 7:39 am
Posted by Ron Cheramie
The Cajun Hedgehog
Member since Aug 2016
5149 posts
Posted on 3/31/24 at 8:02 am to
quote:

Everybody thinks it’s some kind of hawk but the feather colors don’t match up, I thought it was a falcon but the leg feathers don’t look right, just asking out of curiosity.


What did you think it was?

Also what is it eating? Pigeon?

Likely a coopers. They are about pigeon sized. Sharp-shimmed is about blue Jay sized

Posted by choupiquesushi
yaton rouge
Member since Jun 2006
30685 posts
Posted on 3/31/24 at 8:03 am to
Cooper’s Hawk
Posted by CharleyLake
Member since Oct 2006
1327 posts
Posted on 3/31/24 at 5:56 pm to
It is because it is a young hawk. At maturity the upperparts will be blue-gray. Likely a Cooper's Hawk as opposed to Sharp-shinned Hawk due to its size.
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
57324 posts
Posted on 3/31/24 at 7:17 pm to
One's some type of hawk. The other is lunch.
Posted by VernonPLSUfan
Leesville, La.
Member since Sep 2007
15875 posts
Posted on 3/31/24 at 7:28 pm to
Is that a crow or a pigeon?
Posted by SeafoodPlatter
Member since Jul 2012
664 posts
Posted on 3/31/24 at 11:02 pm to
Twas a pigeon
Posted by Hooligan's Ghost
Member since Jul 2013
5190 posts
Posted on 4/1/24 at 1:37 am to
"chicken hawk!"
Posted by Kato
Sec 102
Member since Nov 2006
2778 posts
Posted on 4/1/24 at 5:39 am to
Posted by Rockbrc
Attic
Member since Nov 2015
7940 posts
Posted on 4/1/24 at 5:56 am to
Cooper’s Hawk
Posted by Pandy Fackler
Member since Jun 2018
14271 posts
Posted on 4/2/24 at 12:14 pm to
quote:

What bird is this?


Ivory billed woodpecker.
Posted by Animal
Member since Dec 2017
4222 posts
Posted on 4/3/24 at 6:30 am to
"I'll be needing that for squirrels and such."

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