CLOSED: Help identify this hawk

Westborough, MA(Zone 5b)

I saw this hawk right near my house last winter and keep waffling on what I think it is--cooper's hawk, red tailed, something else? I know they can sometimes be hard to pin down exactly...anyone have a confident answer?

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Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a)

Either Cooper's or Sharp-shinned; not enough detail to tell which for certain there.

Resin

Westborough, MA(Zone 5b)

Yeah that's what I was figuring. Besides the differences in the tail that you mentioned in other similar posts, are there any other distinguishing characteristics between the Cooper's and Sharp-shinned that you know of?

Westborough, MA(Zone 5b)

This is another picture I found of it, although it's probably too out of focus to help.

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Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a)

The new pic shows it has fairly stout legs, which means Cooper's. Sharp-shinned has thin ('sharp') legs.

Resin

Merritt Island, FL(Zone 10a)

Westborough, MA(Zone 5b)

Good to know. Thanks for the help!

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