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Sunday, January 3, 2016
JUVENILE COOPER'S HAWK, EAGLE LAKES COMMUNITY PARK, NAPLES, FL
We can ID this accipiter as a juvenile by its being brown above, not gray and in having underparts mostly streaked, not barred. Also, juvenile accipiters have yellow eyes that turn to dark red as they age.
This juvenile accipiter can be identified as a Cooper's Hawk rather than a Sharp-shinned Hawk by the dark brown streak pattern on the breast, rather than reddish brown or dull brown of the Sharp-shinned Hawk.
Saturday, January 2, 2016
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