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August 26, 2013

Accipiter in the neighborhood?

http://www.whatbird.com/forum/index.php?/topic/104641-colorado-rocky-mountain-accipiter/

Trying to tell the Sharp-Shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) from the Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) is not easy, unfortunately.

Update: I heard the bird flying around again today, making his odd seagull sound. Went outside to try to spot him. Was not able to spot him, but heard him for some time. My best guess from this site is that this in an immature Cooper's Hawk. This is pretty close to what I'm hearing, I think.

• Cooper's Hawk: Begging calls of chicks

I guess the next step is to set up a microphone outside and start recording them...

Update: I heard him again today, and went out and snapped a couple of shots. He tends to circle in the sky, crying out for whatever reason. Here's some pics of him:

Update 2: This is a Red-Tailed hawk (in flight, above).

Posted by Rob Kiser on August 26, 2013 at 9:38 PM

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