CLOSED: Anyone recognize this Hawk?

I was out working in the yard a little while ago and heard the birds raising a ruckus again ... figured there was a predator nearby and sure enough, this Hawk was perched on a low branch with his fresh caught lunch in his talons. I came in and grabbed my camera to try to get a couple of pictures and this is the best of the few I was able to get. There are 7 different hawks listed in my bird book, but trying to compare photo's, I can't for the life of me decide which one this is. I only got pic's from the front so have no clue what coloration's were on the back of the wings. Hope someone can tell me which particular hawk this is.

Thanks,
Lin

I,m going with immature Cooper's Hawk.

Thanks Burd!

... yep, I just read the description of Cooper's Hawk in my bird book and googled for photo's of immature/juvenile's and it sure looks like it! Thanks so much for your help!

Lin

Ditto to Cooper's Hawk, juvenile.

Resin

Resin, Thanks for the additional confirmation!

Just thought I'd share a clearer photo I just got a few minutes ago, much clearer since he's perched in brighter light instead of the shade of the tree.

Different bird! – that one's a Red-shouldered Hawk

Resin

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Thanks ! You guys are great! LOL ... I thought it was the same hawk that was out in the backyard yesterday! I'm assuming this one is a young one too, it stayed in the backyard from @ 7:30 a.m. until 11:00, never going after any little birds but watching them attentively as they flitted about in the trees and shrubs and back and forth to a feeder. I thought for sure it would pounce on a cardinal or wren etc. Around 11:00 I was sitting on the bench in a corner of the yard and all of a sudden it began calling. In the distance a block away I heard another one calling (maybe Mama?) and it flew off in that direction, screeching all the way!

This photo has shadows but I can clearly see the red shoulder markings!

oops ... that was the same photo from earlier. This is the one where he's in shadows but there's a better view of that red patch!

plantladylin, just to be correct the first bird is a "juvenile" Cooper's like Resin said and OldNed agreed with. There is a difference between juvenile and immature and myself I am still learning to make the correct Id's as to age. So many factors to consider with birdwatching and making the correct call. Very nice shots of the Red-shouldered Hawk btw!

Hi Burd,

For clarification - juvenile refers strictly to the first non-downy plumage a young bird has; immature is a catch-all referring to any non-adult plumage, including juvenile. Some birds (mainly small, short-lived ones) go direct from juvenile to adult, others go through a sequence of one or more additional immature plumage changes between juvenile and adult (first-winter, first-summer, second-winter, and so on). In some large, long-lived birds (e.g. Herring Gull), they can spend 4 years in various immature plumages. In some birds, juvenile and the various other immature plumages can be distinguished easily, in others, they're hard or even impossible (Fulmars aren't mature until they're 7-10 years old, but the plumages are all indistinguishable!).

Resin

Thanks for the info Resin! That's kind of how I thought it worked between larger and smaller bird's, thanks for the clarification.