General rule-of-thumb (but not foolproof) with coops and sharpies: robin-sized: sharp shinned; crow-sized: cooper’s.
> On Aug 22, 2021, at 3:21 PM, Anne Warner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Having seen the hawk with Dan, and looking at these pictures, it looked more > like the sharp-shinned one most because it was smaller - maybe 11 inches head > to tail feather end? The Cooper’s hawks I’ve seen, even the juvenile ones, > are more like 15 or 16 inches. Also, the breast was dappled and not striped. > > - Sent from iPhone. Typed by thumb. Excuse misspellings! > >> On Aug 22, 2021, at 1:00 PM, Rich Rosenbaum <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> On the Cornell bird website, it looks a little more like this photo of an >> immature Cooper's hawk: >> >> https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Coopers_Hawk/photo-gallery >> <https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Coopers_Hawk/photo-gallery> >> <image.png> >> >> >> than a similar picture of an immature sharp-shinned, but they are close. >> >> https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Coopers_Hawk/species-compare/70780511 >> <https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Coopers_Hawk/species-compare/70780511> >> <image.png> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 12:49 PM Dan Paul <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> We just saw this bird outside our kitchen window. We think it’s a juvenile >> sharp-shinned hawk. It’s about a foot high with a speckled breast. >> Thoughts? >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/ >> <http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/>. >> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ >> <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/>. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln >> <https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln>. >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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