Another clue, pointing to Cooper's, is that little blob of flesh on the
underside of the middle toe (only visible on the bird's right foot if you
zoom in). Bird hunters seem to have that whereas generalists don't.
Chris
On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 11:40 PM Robert O'Brien <baro@xxxxxxx> wrote:
PS Cooper's Hawks are also incredibly stealthy. they could be nesting
in lots of people's back yards without their knowledge.
Just so long as their was lots of tall tree cover.
Red-tails/Ospreys, not so much!
Bob OBrien
On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 11:32 PM Robert O'Brien <baro@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Another clue to this raptor's identification which I used is the
location. apparently a 'neighborhood' with houses, trees, etc.
Cooper's Hawk nest in such environments, even in the Portland area..
They can find prey pretty easily in such an environment.
Birds and likely rodents as well.
Sharp-shins are very sparse nesters this far south.
Red-tails nest in trees but in a more open environment where they
typically hunt.from the air or from an open perch.
the white heads were Osprey-like but the birds were just not bulky enough.
Bob Obrien Carver OR
On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 10:15 AM Dan Gleason <dan-gleason@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I tend to agree as I enlarge the photo and study it more carefully. It’s
definitely not an Osprey. My problem right now is my eyes. I no longer can
see anything clearly. I beat leukemia but the chemo destroyed my eyes (and
my balance). When it comes to fine details, I now often defer to others.
But, I’ll take poor eyesight over the alternative (not being here). Just a
new challenge.
Dan Gleason
Owner, Wild Birds Unlimited of Eugene
Ornithology Instructor, retired, University of Oregon
dan-gleason@xxxxxxxxxxx
On Jun 29, 2021, at 10:04 AM, Jacqui Parker <mrchickadee@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi Dan we did confirm that this is indeed a Cooper's hawk. I did a lot
of research looking at pictures eyecolor stuff like that and it perfectly
matches a three or four week old Coopers. They were a bunch of us that went
back-and-forth on a birding page on Facebook some people said Osprey some
people said red tail hawk but most people said Cooper's and then I did the
research and I'm pretty confident that's what we're looking at here.
Apparently there were three of them and I'm try to find out from the lady
if she knows what happen to them. It was her neighbor. Thank you for your
input though
On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 22:35 Dan Gleason <Dan-gleason@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Jacqui Parker
The foot is wrong for an accipiter. They have a very long center toe.
This looks like a young Red-tailed Hawk.
Dan Gleason
Owner, Wild Birds Unlimited of Eugene
Ornithology Instructor, retired, University of Oregon
dan-gleason@xxxxxxxxxxx
On Jun 28, 2021, at 9:28 PM, Andy Thomas <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
My guess is Cooper's Hawk.
<https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/bird/coopers-hawk/
<https://sites.tufts.edu/babybirds/bird/coopers-hawk/>> Scroll down
the page to the pics of 3rd week chicks. They look very similar to me.
Andrew Thomas
On Monday, June 28, 2021, 9:19:56 PM PDT, Jacqui Parker <
mrchickadee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Someone in Washington found these birds today right basically on their
front step there are three of them. I don't know what happened yet but a
lot of us were even trying to figure out the ID and I could use some ID
help here. Thanks.
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