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January 8, 2019
Help! Sharpie or Coop?
This guy showed up at my feeders yesterday, looking for breakfast.
Can you tell if it's a Sharp-shinned Hawk or a Cooper's? (I know, I know. It's an age-old question.
My sense is that it was a Sharpie, but would like to be sure of the I.D. for an upcoming column.
BTW, the raptor below posed a similar I.D. question during the Christmas Bird Count. We all agreed it was a Coop. What do you think?
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I say Sharp and Coop–but I am no expert on these guys–I think the 2nd bird may possibly be a large female Sharp…
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I say Sharp and Coop–but I am no expert on these guys–I think the 2nd bird may possibly be a large female Sharp…