I am unable to tell for sure if this is a Cooper's or a Sharp-Shinned Hawk. Is anyone able tell? 
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Dec 24, 2011 09:35 | #1 I am unable to tell for sure if this is a Cooper's or a Sharp-Shinned Hawk. Is anyone able tell? Jose Rodriguez Gonzalez
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QuackMeUp Senior Member 260 posts Likes: 15 Joined Nov 2011 Location: Rogers, MN More info | Dec 24, 2011 10:02 | #2 I'd say Northern Harrier.
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cfcRebel Cream of the Crop 10,252 posts Joined Feb 2005 Location: Austin, TX More info | Dec 24, 2011 10:02 | #3 It's a juvenile accipiter. Looking at its strong feet, I believe it's a Cooper's juvie but what do i know. Fee
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peregrineflier Goldmember 4,069 posts Likes: 9 Joined Jan 2010 More info | Dec 24, 2011 10:03 | #4 it is an immature coopers hawk, for sure. You can clearly see the rounded tail, nice shots Thanks, Tom the Peregrineflier
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Dec 24, 2011 15:35 | #5 peregrineflier wrote in post #13593892 it is an immature coopers hawk, for sure. You can clearly see the rounded tail, nice shots That's what I was thinking. I believe it is right on. The book shows very little differences between Cooper's and Sharp-shinned. They are usually flying too fast to photograph and hardly ever do they come out in the open in good light around here. Jose Rodriguez Gonzalez
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Dec 24, 2011 15:35 | #6 cfcRebel wrote in post #13593885 It's a juvenile accipiter. Looking at its strong feet, I believe it's a Cooper's juvie but what do i know. Very nice shots!It does look that way. Thank you. Jose Rodriguez Gonzalez
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HoosierHorridus Senior Member More info | Dec 24, 2011 21:10 | #7 +1 Juvenile Cooper. Rounded tail feathers give it away. Jason
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Oldjackssparrows Jeeeez, incredible comments! More info | Dec 25, 2011 06:44 | #8 Nicely done whatever it turns out to be! Donate to Pekka, help pay our server costs...
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