John,
I also make it a Cooper's hawk (immature plumage). Broad-winged hawks
are migratory, and not present in Tennessee for another few weeks. The
other possibility is the other accipiter normally seen in TN,
sharp-shinned hawk. If those are 6" boards in the photo (meaning 5.5"
actual), then the hawk is 15" long by my comparative measurements.
Multiply the width of the board by 2.73 to get the length of the hawk.
15" is too long for sharp-shinned.
Hope this helps. Nice photo, BTW.
Jud Johnston
Waynesboro
=================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=====================
TN-Bird requires you to sign your message with your first and last name and the
city/town and state where you live. You should also report the county and the date of
observation of all sightings.
_____________________________________________________________
To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.
_____________________________________________________________
To unsubscribe, send email to:tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the
Subject field.
______________________________________________________________
TN-Bird Net was created by the late Wallace Coffey, and is owned and managed by the
Tennessee Ornithological Society. Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at
http://www.tnbirds.org
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
TN-Bird Net Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/tn-bird/
