What kind of owl or hawk is this?

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Old 12-29-2017, 02:22 PM
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Spotted by the bathrooms on the Oaks golf course. It is a very large bird. I would guess 18 inches or taller. The wing spread when it flew off was about 3' or 4'The Villages Florida
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Old 12-29-2017, 02:30 PM
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Old 12-29-2017, 02:33 PM
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I use my handy dandy Merlin Bird ID App to identify the beautiful birds around here.

Looks like a Coopers Hawk. But I’m not an expert. 🙂
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Could be a juvenile red shouldered hawk.

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Old 12-29-2017, 03:08 PM
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Coopers..
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Old 12-29-2017, 06:28 PM
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I don’t know but it’s a good picture.
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Looks like an owl, but not a birder
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I would go with Red Shouldered Hawk. A Cooper's Hawk would have bright yellow legs.

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Its an immature Cooper's Hawk, I believe.

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According to my Florida Bird Book , it looks like an immature Red Tail Hawk. The chest feather pattern is identical to the picture in my book.
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Also checked size . Coopers hawk 2'4" to 2' 10" wingspan while red tailed hawk wing span 3'6" to 4' plus.
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Immature red shoulder hawk
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