Backyard Visitor (Explored Dec. 23, 2020)
When I looked out the kitchen window and saw this hawk I thought it was one of the red-tails that periodically show up to hunt for varmints and I went outside to snap a couple of pics. However, when I looked at them on the computer I astutely noted this hawk didn’t have a red tail so perhaps it was not a Red-tailed Hawk.
Best I can figure out is this is a Broad-winged Hawk, but if any of you birders out there can confirm that identification, or put me on the right track, I would appreciate it.
Update: It seems that the consensus of a few commenters is that this is a juvenile Coopers hawk, so I’m going with that ID given that I am not a birder.
Williamson County, Tennessee, USA. December 06, 2020
Backyard Visitor (Explored Dec. 23, 2020)
When I looked out the kitchen window and saw this hawk I thought it was one of the red-tails that periodically show up to hunt for varmints and I went outside to snap a couple of pics. However, when I looked at them on the computer I astutely noted this hawk didn’t have a red tail so perhaps it was not a Red-tailed Hawk.
Best I can figure out is this is a Broad-winged Hawk, but if any of you birders out there can confirm that identification, or put me on the right track, I would appreciate it.
Update: It seems that the consensus of a few commenters is that this is a juvenile Coopers hawk, so I’m going with that ID given that I am not a birder.
Williamson County, Tennessee, USA. December 06, 2020