22 January 2015 Stevensville, Montana, USA When I first spotted - TopicsExpress



          

22 January 2015 Stevensville, Montana, USA When I first spotted this Accipiter I thought Coopers Hawk, but the longer I looked the more I thought Northern Goshawk. The head and nape seem too dark for Coopers Hawk, Im noting a white supercilium beginning to show, the streaking at breast seems very bold and the overall build of the bird looks pretty burly for Coopers Hawk. The tail banding also seems uneven, although the angle of the feathers in this photo could cause that. It was on private property so this is as close as I could get and I only lingered for about 10 minutes. Opinions?
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 02:04:33 +0000

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