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Published: 2010-02-16 13:43:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 807; Favourites: 23; Downloads: 23
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Does anyone know which Hawk this is? Is it a Coopers or a Sharp-Shinned?This hawk has put a new meaning to the bird feeder He comes in quite often and uses the box feeder as his personal feeder! It is amazing to see him swoop in and take a bird and fly off with it! He has about a 70% catch rate from the box feeder. Yesterday morning I finally had the chance to get a couple shots of him.
Thanks much to for the help in editing this shot! You are the best!
This was taken in Rockford, MI
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Thank you so very much!
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Thank you so very much John!
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Thank you very much!!
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Really nice shot of this Sharp-shinned Hawk Becky!
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Thank you very much George!
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Wow, how beautiful! You can even see the red color of its eyes. Lucky and beautiful shot <3
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Wow.. You finally got him.. What a beautiful bird..
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I did! 
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According to my Audubon guide, it's a Sharp-shinned hawk. I can see why you couldn't tell them apart - they're very similar. The difference is in the tail. S.S. hawks have squared ends to their tails while Cooper's have rounded tails. My guide also says that S.S. hawks are proportioned differently (they have thicker bodies).
We have S.S. hawks around where I live. They have a very distinct call, which I'm sure you've heard by now. It's a sharp "ki ki ki".
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Thanks that is what I thought but the book I have is just a cheap one that only shows birds in Michigan and I don't think it has them all.
I have heard him for 5 years and it has driven me nuts trying to get a good shot of him. We have played many times, he always wins. Yesterday he gave in and I got a few good shots, then he still won. I moved just a little and a small bird flu out of the pine tree I was next to and he flu out of the tree and got it. Of course on the other side of the pine tree so I missed it all. 
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Beautiful shot!
I'm jealous!
I believe it is a Sharp shinned Hawk.
Notice the shape of the end of the tail!
In the Cooper's Hawk the tail is rounded.
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OK that's what I thought it was! Thank you very much!
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Thanks a bunch Harry!
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