Thanks to Lee M and to Frank Fogarty, who concurred with my very hesitant ID,
that this is a Cooper's Hawk immature.
Lee and Frank pointed out the distinguishing features:
broad white tip of tail
very long tail compared to body
white spots on shoulder
(relatively) large head
thick tarsi
uneven tail banding pattern
dull yellow eye color
dark (not reddish or brownish) chest streaks
[and I thought they looked thin, not coarse, consistent with Sibley for COHA]
Thanks everyone, mystery solved to my satisfaction.
Steve Johnson
On Jan 12, 2015, at 4:24 PM, Stephen Johnson wrote:
Extralimital - please delete if not interested in this identification
question.
If anyone cares to help, please take a look at this photo of an immature
Accipiter we took at Loxahatchee NWR in Florida. Very ruffled, mussed
feathers bird. This is probably our best of several such photos.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/92816502@N03/16265713512/
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21274569
Our only clue is Sibley's note about the chest streaks, "coarse brown" vs.
"thin, dark".
We would appreciate any help ID-ing this guy, and hope to learn what marks
are important or useful here. Thank you!!
Steve Johnson and Lynn Rafferty
- wintering in Florida
- fattening up for migration return journey to Fairfax, VA
Begin forwarded message:
Subject: eBird Report - Loxahatchee NWR--Marsh Trail, Jan 9, 2015
Loxahatchee NWR--Marsh Trail, Palm Beach, US-FL
Jan 9, 2015 10:20 AM - 11:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
21 species
View this checklist online at
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S21274569
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