Thats a female Sharp shin. Great photos. Cynthia, you sure are in the right places at the right time, lots of the time. Your photos are great and I really love them. Thanks a ton!

In these photos, the best identifiers for me, aside from size, are the very thin legs and the fine sleek toes. Overall small feet. Even the smallest Coopers hawk's feet would almost encircle a robin



Dave Merker 
Etna, New Hampshire
Cape May Raptor Banding Project Inc.
www.capemayraptors.org




On Jan 31, 2015, at 7:36 PM, cynthia crawford wrote:

> I was watching a flock of robins today in the Fogg's parking lot on Rt. 5 in Norwich when I noticed  something in the corner. There were 3 crows hunkered down watching a hawk eating a robin.  I got pretty close for some photos out my car window. . Not sure if this hawk is an immature Sharpie or Cooper's .  What do you think?  The crows were bigger than the hawk, the hawk probably quite a bit bigger than the robin, though it was hard to tell. It was very cold, so everyone was all ruffed up.
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