Monday, July 14, 2014

What bird is this?


Hi -- complete amateur here.  Joined the community to see if someone could help me with identification.  This small raptor (standing 6-8 inches at most) visited our yard (San Francisco Bay Area).  It looks quite young, and it has a band on its left leg.  Any information would be appreciated.

4 comments:

  1. I agree with Stuart. It is an Accipiter, similar to A. Striatus from South America.

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  2. Thank you -- I now think it is a Sharp-shinned Hawk.   When I tried to identify it online earlier, I guessed a Coopers Hawk, but there were enough differences to make me wonder.

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  3. Sharp-Shinned sounds about right. I see them every now and then in Nashville-area of TN.

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  4. Thank you, Kent. I forgot to congrat for your photo.

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