Bird Identification: CLOSED: What Hawk?, 1 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
Hi ... it's me again, with another request for a Hawk ID. We have both the Cooper's Hawk and the Red-shouldered Hawk in our area and on occasion the Red-tailed Hawk. I'm thinking this is a Red-shouldered but I've gone back and forth through my photo's and have such a hard time comparing them. It was perched in the Sugarberry Tree in the backyard when I went out to fill the bird feeders this morning. I ran in to grab my camera but was only able to get two pictures before it flew off. So ... am I right, is this a Red-shouldered Hawk?

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