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ScumbagMacbeth t1_j2dix5d wrote

Reply to comment by Hangry_Heart in Spotted in Van Vorst park today, any ornithologist around can identify it? by spypol

I agree, I think its a Coopers hawk.

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vincentvondoom t1_j2dkcez wrote

It’s not a Cooper’s hawk. Cooper’s hawks are much smaller and leaner. This is a juvenile red-tailed hawk.

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djn24 t1_j2dl590 wrote

Yea, and OP already responded that this bird was much larger than a crow. Cooper's hawks aren't that much bigger than crows, so, again, everything is pointing at red-tailed.

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