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Need Help with Hawk ID in So Cal

Started by Vee, Jul 29 2012 04:35 PM

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#1 Vee

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Posted 29 July 2012 - 04:35 PM

Hi I saw this hawk (?) in a neighbor's tree this morning. I've seen red-tailed hawks and red-shouldered hawks in the neighborhood but I can't tell if it is one of those or a different one. THanks

http://www.whatbird....294116-need-id/

I took this photo at the same time, there were two, only one is pictured though:

http://www.whatbird.com/forum/index.php?/gallery/image/294124-hawk/

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#2 psweet

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Posted 29 July 2012 - 04:42 PM

Looks like a year-old Cooper's Hawk just molting in his adult feathers.

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#3 TheBillyPilgrim

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Posted 29 July 2012 - 04:49 PM

Agree with Cooper's Hawk

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#4 Vee

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Posted 29 July 2012 - 04:50 PM

Looks like a year-old Cooper's Hawk just molting in his adult feathers.

I also took this photo at the same time...there were two of them, only one is pictured here:

http://www.whatbird.com/forum/index.php?/gallery/image/294124-hawk/

Thx