CLOSED: Hawk hanging at my feeders- do you think it is a Coopers?

Tucson, AZ

I am hoping someone can confirm this is a Coopers? He is hanging around my feeder snatching doves.

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Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a)

Very likely yes, tho' the pic isn't quite clear enough to see for 100% certain.

Resin

(Zone 1)

If not the Cooper's Hawk, possibly the Sharp Shinned? Scroll down this page to see a lot of views of these two side by side, describing the differences:
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/AboutBirdsandFeeding/accipiterIDtable.htm


Another possiblility, Harris Hawk? http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=harris+hawk&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a)

Sharp-shinned is the only other possibility, it is definitely an Accipiter hawk. Definitely not Harris's Hawk.

That it is taking doves does rather suggest Cooper's is the more likely of these two, as Sharp-shinneds usually go for smaller prey, only rarely taking birds as large as doves.

Resin

Tucson, AZ

Thanks- I also signed up for feederwatch from the link! I can't wait to get my kit and get started!

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