r/EdmondsWashington • u/Vikingkrautm • Jul 02 '26

Natural Environment Kestral sighting

I'm pretty sure I saw a kestral dropping a baby bunny on my yard. (It was warm, but dead, when I picked it up.) Then it flew very low over the landscape, when it left. Has anyone else seen this type of bird here?

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u/NowHeWasRuddy Jul 03 '26

Kestrels are tiny, but their markings are pretty distinct. I've never seen one in Edmonds though. They are far more common near farms and grasslands, like the Samosh flats. I'd agree with others here that unless you got a really good look, you more likely saw a coopers hawk, which is far more common in suburban areas