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>>2336548
Sharp-shinned Hawk. They have tiny heads in comparison with Cooper's.

That bird is a few months old. They keep their brown first set of feathers until about April before starting to molt into their gray adult feathers.

Rough-legged is way, way bigger. About Red-tail size.

>>2336561
Alright, cool, thanks. How can you tell his head is tiny? I guess it's hard to tell without them side by side. I've never seen a sharp-shinned up close, someone had told me they're about the size of Steller's Jays and can fit inside a soup can. I've seen Cooper's and I know they're decently large, but at this distance it's tough to judge size. How do they compare to kestrels?

I go to the spot this one was at pretty often so I hope I can see him again. I have seen a quick raptor type thing darting through some oaks I thought might be him but it was too fast to see well.

>>2336574
Sharp-shinned Hawk heads are only about half the width of their shoulders. Cooper's Hawk heads are proportionally bigger and have a more blocky shape.

The size you were told on Sharp-shins is correct. Some small males aren't much bigger than a robin. They're about the same size as most kestrels.

In terms of length and wingspan Cooper's Hawks are 33 to 50% bigger than Sharp-shins and they weigh 3 times as much.

>>2336792
Thank you, you are a good birbologist.

The only other thing I thought this could possibly be was a harrier, but the face didn't look right to me. It couldn't be a harrier, right? I'm pretty happy with sharp-shinned though since I need one for my list.

>>2337840

No.

NOHA's have a rump patch that is almost white. From this perspective I'd expect to see some of it.