For once an unambiguous case(for the Accipiter). The bill size alone indicates
Cooper. And bird size. The raptor is much bigger than its prey. I've seen
Sharpshins with deceased Rock Dove in their possession in se Portland . They
don't hesitate to attempt prey larger than themselves(Sharpie 5 oz., Rock Dove
9 oz). Remarkably little detail visible on the Columbid. It's getting late for
Bandtails, assuming the picture is from this week. Although we did see over
half a dozen at Luckiamute SNA on Friday 10/15, and a Turkey Vulture on
Saturday along with audial detection of Swainson's Thrush. I think there's a
pigeon bill visible, partly obscured by blood. It's yellow=Bandtail. Juveniles
don't have a white collar. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: John Pendleton <johnpend1@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 10/16/21 9:01 PM (GMT-08:00) To: OBOL <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject:
[obol] Cooper’s vs. Sharpie, the eternal question Hi,Two questions:1) Cooper’s
or Sharpie? I’m thinking Cooper’s - leg size, eye placement, chest pattern.
Juvenile for sure. I could be wrong. From our front yard in S.W. Portland. 2)
I’d be interested in ID’ing the prey - is it OK to post rather gruesome
pictures of the remains? I’m thinking rock dove (pigeon?) vs. band-tailed
pigeon. See note above about being wrong. Thanks!JohnJohn Pendleton SW Portland
