Outdoor Ontario

Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: jnish on December 03, 2017, 07:19:32 PM

Title: Cooper's??
Post by: jnish on December 03, 2017, 07:19:32 PM

We saw this one from our back yard today!

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4520/38787588032_2ebb08375d.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/226wwzN)IMG_4901_1_1_1 (https://flic.kr/p/226wwzN) by Jane Nishikawa (https://www.flickr.com/photos/138568556@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4539/23953636877_d36c027b15.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/CuGDHg)IMG_4897_1_1 (https://flic.kr/p/CuGDHg) by Jane Nishikawa (https://www.flickr.com/photos/138568556@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4539/23953643497_53a3e0b23a.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/CuGFFp)IMG_4899_1_1_1 (https://flic.kr/p/CuGFFp) by Jane Nishikawa (https://www.flickr.com/photos/138568556@N08/), on Flickr

Thank you for i.d. confirmation!

Title: Re: Cooper's??
Post by: Shortsighted on December 03, 2017, 09:24:51 PM

Anvil-headed brut ... ya, I'd say its a Cooper's.
I'm expecting one any day now, being early December.

Title: Re: Cooper's??
Post by: Ally on December 03, 2017, 09:43:30 PM

I tried to ID that one, but I gave up. Now I fully understand how hard it is to tell a Cooper's from a sharp shinned,especially from photos . I saw a Cooper's this afternoon at Colonel Samuel Smith Park, great thanks to a birder who was taking photos of it. And it was extremely close. Big thanks if you are also on this forum.  Ally :D

Title: Re: Cooper's??
Post by: jnish on December 04, 2017, 06:15:36 AM

Thank you for your replies and additional photos.  Shortsighted--are Cooper's Hawks more common in winter???  You mentioned that you expect to see one now that it is December.
Still learning!!!

Title: Re: Cooper's??
Post by: Shortsighted on December 04, 2017, 06:53:33 AM

Can't say if Cooper's are more prevalent in late fall but that's when I usually
get to see one. That has not occurred often enough to have statistical cashe.

Title: Re: Cooper's??
Post by: lovemypt on December 04, 2017, 07:00:57 PM

Quote from: "jnish"

Thank you for your replies and additional photos.  Shortsighted--are Cooper's Hawks more common in winter???  You mentioned that you expect to see one now that it is December.
Still learning!!!

 both species are around GTA all year round, they don't migrate far in city regions

Title: Re: Cooper's??
Post by: thouc on December 05, 2017, 04:15:26 PM

I would say they are more visible in winter, often hanging out around feeders and the like. During nesting season they withdraw into wooded areas. And Sharp-shinned is most common during fall migration in Sep-Oct.

Better pictures doesn't always translate to easier identification. I'm confident Jane's pictures are of a Cooper's Hawk with that shape and size of the head, while I can't positively identify the one in Ally's pictures.

/Thomas