September 5, 2026
A Young Peregrine on the Ascent
Yesterday in the Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, N.Y., Chris Nadareski of the NYC DEP released four young rehabbed peregrines,…
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March 4, 2018
Awesome Paterson Raptor Pic
I love this shot of a Shooper's Hawk, taken last month by Chris Wright (no relation), near the Paterson Museum, which includes the Rogers Locomotive Works area.
Likely a Sharp-shinned…
Nice antique locomotive, too, but alas no rail.
(Thanks, Chris, and thanks to Bill Simpson for passing it along!)
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Yes. Some birders use “Shooper’s Hawk” when they aren’t sure which accipiter it is….
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Shoopers hawk? Is that a cross between a Cooper’s hawk and a sharp shinned?
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Jim Wright
Yes. Some birders use “Shooper’s Hawk” when they aren’t sure which accipiter it is….
Marianne Herrmann
Shoopers hawk? Is that a cross between a Cooper’s hawk and a sharp shinned?