ML125922361
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk Accipiter striatus/cooperii
Contributor
John Callender Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Ortega Ridge pines
Santa Barbara, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age and sex
- Adult, Unknown sex - X
Media notes
Small, round head; "surprised" expression, lack of obvious pale nape. The tail doesn't look especially square-tipped, but I'm not sure that's a useful characteristic on a perched bird.
Observation details
At the time I first saw this bird (perched) I judged it to be a Cooper's Hawk based on what I thought was its large size and entered it as that in my eBird list. Later, I saw a nearby accipiter in flight and was pretty sure that bird was a Sharp-shinned. I recorded it as a separate bird in my eBird list, but made a mental note to check my photos carefully when I got home. Doing that, I decided that the perched bird I saw earlier actually looked good for Sharp-shinned, too. But I don’t know. Leaving both photos as SS/Cooper’s.
Technical information
- Model
- DC-FZ80
- ISO
- 80
- Focal length
- 215 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/5.9
- Shutter speed
- 1/200 sec
- Dimensions
- 2255 pixels x 1593 pixels
- Original file size
- 1.27 MB