This afternoon, while scanning the feeders I had a surprise visitor. Fortunately for my feeder flock this Cooper's Hawk came up empty. I have wondered for some time about a definitive identification for this bird. Recently I have come across a blog that is run by a couple of Point Reyes Bird Observatory interns and I know that both of the common Accipitor species appear in their nets with some frequency. So I sent off these images to Luke Musher and he was kind enough to point out the important field marks and suggest that it was in fact a Cooper's Hawk and not a Sharp-shinned. You might find their blog interesting, you can find it here: http://boomchachalaca.blogspot.com/
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