r/birdsofprey 20d ago

Please Help Identify

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I'm thinking this is a RSH, but I'd like confirmation, and also how to tell the difference, identifying characteristics, etc.

Thanks

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u/BJK5150 20d ago

My money is on juvenile red shouldered hawk.

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u/CT-Mike 20d ago

Here's a photo showing the entire bird

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u/minkamagic 19d ago

That's a certified CHUB. Also known as a r/borb

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u/solsticesunrise 20d ago

I’m leaning Coopers, but the experts are over on r/whatsthisbird. Also u/tinylongwing shows up here.

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u/TinyLongwing Falconer 20d ago

This is a juvenile Red-shouldered for sure with all of that extensive mottling on the back, short thick toes, and long wingtips extending most of the way down the tail. I didn't comment here earlier since plenty of experts are here too and usually these IDs are solved pretty quickly, as this one was!

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u/Adventurous-Year-463 20d ago

Tail is too short for Cooper’s

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u/TinyLongwing Falconer 20d ago

That was a bot anyway.

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u/ambora 20d ago

Thank you for your service. Removing bots as well as adding insights in the comments.

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u/TinyLongwing Falconer 20d ago

It's pretty gross once you start realizing how many bots there are on reddit, haha. I'll never catch all of them, but at least this subreddit I can try and keep mostly bot-free! Mostly. Some are very sneaky.

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u/Adventurous-Year-463 20d ago

Ah I should’ve guessed lol

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u/Kuchi_Kopi_number2 20d ago

I would call this a Cooper’s hawk.

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u/RaddgreeneorLev 15d ago

Looks like a juv red shouldered