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Omaha Steve

(99,646 posts) Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:15 PM Jan 2018

First bird pic from our property in over a year....do you know what this is?

Extra credit for naming the sex too.

Marta first saw it sitting in a squirrel feeder about an hour ago. I'll have a cold weather bird post later.

OS & Marta

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First bird pic from our property in over a year....do you know what this is? (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jan 2018 OP

Cooper's hawk? Male. uppityperson Jan 2018 #1

Cooper's Hawk. longship Jan 2018 #2

We spent the MLK Holiday together at home Omaha Steve Jan 2018 #10

Sharp shinned hawk? Male? Quiet_Dem_Mom Jan 2018 #3

I believe uppity person is correct. Cooper's hawk. Arkansas Granny Jan 2018 #4

Not to be confused with the... TheBlackAdder Jan 2018 #5

YOMANK!* lastlib Jan 2018 #6

I am contributing to non profit groups that fight to promote extinction of this shitbird. MLAA Jan 2018 #7

Sharp-shinned hawk. Coopers hawks have Codeine Jan 2018 #8

Also (according to my google-fu), the dark head coloring is petronius Jan 2018 #11

The wild bird store agreed with you today Omaha Steve Jan 2018 #12

Beautiful! Do birds not visit your yard in the winter? Tipperary Jan 2018 #9

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

1. Cooper's hawk? Male.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:20 PM

Jan 2018

http://cdn.audubon.org/cdn/farfuture/nLty3YSzXT-eok2ImVxlhGtok1T03Hoj98WTw1QSNeg/mtime:1422549373/sites/default/files/Cooper%2527s_Hawk_w13-14-030_l.jpg

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_hawk

Though not being able to te'll the size, could be a sharp shinned hawk. They like to grab birds from our feeders.

longship

(40,416 posts)

2. Cooper's Hawk.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:24 PM

Jan 2018

Cooper's Hawk (Wiki)

Cooper's Hawk at whatbird

The deal seller is the red eyes. Go to Whatbird link.

Hope you and Marta are well.

Omaha Steve

(99,646 posts)

10. We spent the MLK Holiday together at home

Reply to longship (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 07:35 PM

Jan 2018

Things are great! Our immediate family has 3 birthdays over the next 10 days.

Thanks for asking.

Quiet_Dem_Mom

(599 posts)

3. Sharp shinned hawk? Male?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:25 PM

Jan 2018

Pretty sure I’ve seen them around NV too

Nice pic!

Arkansas Granny

(31,517 posts)

4. I believe uppity person is correct. Cooper's hawk.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:25 PM

Jan 2018

TheBlackAdder

(28,203 posts)

5. Not to be confused with the...

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 03:35 PM

Jan 2018

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lastlib

(23,238 posts)

6. YOMANK!*

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 04:01 PM

Jan 2018

(*"You Owe Me A New Keyboard!)"

Serious Nasal Coffee Eruption!

MLAA

(17,295 posts)

7. I am contributing to non profit groups that fight to promote extinction of this shitbird.

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 04:16 PM

Jan 2018

Codeine

(25,586 posts)

8. Sharp-shinned hawk. Coopers hawks have

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 04:51 PM

Jan 2018

a rounded tail, while this fine specimen has a squared-off tail. Look at the Cooper’s pictures in the posts above to see the difference.

petronius

(26,602 posts)

11. Also (according to my google-fu), the dark head coloring is

Reply to Codeine (Reply #8)

Tue Jan 16, 2018, 12:25 AM

Jan 2018

more of a cap on the Cooper's, but extends down to meet the back on a sharp-shinned. That, along with the tail and the size, leads me to vote sharp-shinned...

Great pic, OP!

Omaha Steve

(99,646 posts)

12. The wild bird store agreed with you today

Reply to petronius (Reply #11)

Tue Jan 16, 2018, 07:26 PM

Jan 2018

I was there buying seed.

Tipperary

(6,930 posts)

9. Beautiful! Do birds not visit your yard in the winter?

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jan 15, 2018, 04:59 PM

Jan 2018

Or have you just not been taking pictures? It must be damn cold there! I love the pic!

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