March 22, 2008

and while we're talking ambiguous

I was looking to get some photos of Virginia Rails in the wetland on the east side of Gearhart when this thing flew by, barely in camera range.

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It is an accipiter and we can eliminate Sharp-shinned Hawk with some confidence.


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but is it a Cooper's Hawk or a Northern Goshawk?

Posted by mbalame at March 22, 2008 4:44 PM