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    Communities > Forums > Bird Identification
    Forum: Bird IdentificationReplies: 4, Views: 55
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    Elphaba
    Houston, TX (Zone 9a)

    August 16, 2012 5:36 PM

    Post #9244055

    I think this is a very small Cooper's -- tail seems pretty long for one. However, the heavy barring on the lower belly suggests that it might be a Sharp-shinned and it was very small, so just checking. Did not get a good look at or picture of the end of the tail. When it flew off I was distracted by what it was carrying, a baby White-winged Dove.

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    Resin

    Resin
    Northumberland
    United Kingdom (Zone 9a)

    August 17, 2012 4:13 AM

    Post #9244316

    Cooper's, juvenile - tear-drop streaking, and stout, not thin ('sharp'), shins

    Resin
    Elphaba
    Houston, TX (Zone 9a)

    August 17, 2012 10:04 AM

    Post #9244621

    Those are stout eh? Thanks tons!
    OldNed
    Merritt Island, FL (Zone 10a)

    August 17, 2012 11:31 AM

    Post #9244691

    I know the thread is closed but here's a comparison of legs...Sharp-shinned on left, Cooper's on right.

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    Elphaba
    Houston, TX (Zone 9a)

    August 17, 2012 3:45 PM

    Post #9244945

    OldNed, that's a totally cool comparison! Those Sharp-shins look like they'd easily snap in two. Thank you.

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