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[Sarasota]

Sorry about the poor quality, I shot it through my bedroom window.

Jennifer
Van Nuys, CA

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[Indybirder]

Cooper's Hawk

[jdeitsch]

seconded

[TheBillyPilgrim]

How are you ruling out a Sharp-shinned. Definitely a tough picture and I don't think I could be sure, but I'm getting more of a Sharpie feel from the GISS.

[Sarasota]

I have the same question as Billy. I did not see it fly. I tried to get outside and get closer...but it was already gone.

[psweet]

The face pattern here says female Coop -- a Sharpie would have a distinct contrast between the rufous auriculars and the gray nape.

[creeker]

Sharpie would be way less common in that location, in addition to the nape difference that P pointed out. I haven't seen a single Sharpie yet this year, and I'm in SoCal too.

[TheBillyPilgrim]

The face pattern here says female Coop -- a Sharpie would have a distinct contrast between the rufous auriculars and the gray nape.

Sharpie would be way less common in that location, in addition to the nape difference that P pointed out. I haven't seen a single Sharpie yet this year, and I'm in SoCal too.

Good call. Just wanting to know how everyone was making the distinction

[cestma]

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[blackburnian]

agree with Coop