COOPER'S HAWK
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COOPER'S HAWK
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New images as of 05/15/03
Third Picnic area Garden Canyon Fort Huschuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona.
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About 15 or so people/birders were standing in the middle of the road just where it turns into a gravel road at the third picnic area looking and pointing up to the top of a Sycamore tree.
OH, look several said simultaneously; it's a Gray Hawk in a nest!!
So, with camera in hand I sauntered over to where they all were.
The only thing I could see was a birds tail hanging out over the edge of the nest.
Even though I am not a pro birder, I could easily see it was no Gray Hawk.
I guess my only mistake was, I told'em it was no Gray Hawk,
WOW, did they ever come down on me.
Even with the tip of the tail showing I knew it was no Gray Hawk.
Based on the nest construction which I have seen many times and tree it was in I told all it was a Cooper's.
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What say you about this tail.
No Gray Hawk ever had a tail that looked like that!
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How dare you say I look like a Gray Hawk!!
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What's the matter, don't you folks have a Sibleys?
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Well, I guess that's it and the votes are all in now and it is a Cooper's Hawk.
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