Name the hawk. Is it a red shouldered? A cooper’s hawk? The light situation was bad. Ad on top of it I just started using the Merlin Bird Identification App. and Merlin could not identify its call. I also could not get a picture of its back. It was facing me next to a hiking trail with its back to a busy road, so the recording I tried to make was not good quality with cars passing by.
It sounds kind of like this call from All About Birds, A Red Shouldered.
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/92488081
So, what’s your verdict? I am leaning towards red-shouldered because its call is closer than the ones I hear of the Copper’s Hawk. Regardless, is it a juvenile? Obviously, I am not a bird expert.
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I can’t help with identification, but a similar one swooped a robin in our back yard the other day. The robin got away.
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Luck robin! Hawks go after the smaller birds.
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Beautiful
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It is!
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🐦💙
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Can’t help with the identification but I love the outraged expression!
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And the sound it makes I heard again when I was walking another day. This time it was in the woods away from the trail, so I heard it from more of a distance.
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That dear little hawk is amazing. Maybe someone will let you know exactly what is.
Gwen.
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Squawk the hawk!
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I’ll check with my bird watcher friend. He always is able to identify what I send him. Thanks for the visit. What a lovely spot it is here!
Deb
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Unfortunately my own recording I did not post. It was hard to hear the noise it made. Only resembles the one I posted.
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Definitely a juvenile. The coloring leans towards a Cooper’s Hawk but I am not sure. Gorgeous little creature.
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The call I recorded was hard to hear but only resembled the recording I posted. I need to listen to one’s on other websites.
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Our juvenile red tailed hawk was very dark by comparison and like all children, it just screeched for Mama!
https://chattykerry.wordpress.com/2021/06/14/the-scream/
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I was told it’s a Cooper’s Hawk. Beautiful photo.
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It could very well be. Thanks! A birding friend thought it was as well. I think she heard the recording I made that’s hard to hear. I need to compare it to one’s on other sites.
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You said he didn’t seem to be in hunting mode, but maybe with that call he’s hunting for “love”!*)
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I thought it could be the case. Ha! Heard it yesterday as well, but not tonight. It got above 90 here. There are a pair or red tailed in that area with a nest. I think only one like this one that I’ve seen.
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At least it cooperated in a way for the photo. Some humans are not so courteous.
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Ha! Some people do not want their picture taken. I would rather take pictures of anything besides people. Parades are one thing and public celebrations. If a student plays sports they should not tell a photographer covering them not to take their picture. People are odd these days. They are all over social media posting everything including pictures, but if they are at a public event they get mad at people covering it.
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