Nice shot of what clearly an immature Cooper's Hawk with the distinct
vertical streaks on the underparts.

Cheers,
Frode Jacobsen
Windsor Mill, Md 21244

> Greetings,
>
> I have had this small hawk hanging out in my backyard since last
> summer.  He seems to be unafraid of humans and will perch on a limb as
> close as 10 feet from where we are sitting.  Most of the time when
> hunting he stays close to the ground or on the ground.  Rather than dive
> bomb down to the feeder, he zooms in at about 6 feet above the ground.
> The other day, I snapped this picture of him(?) sitting in the English
> ivy waiting for a flock of sparrows to come to the feeder.  The
> horizontal board behind the bird measures 3.5 inches in width.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ssave/3284333457/
>
> I am assuming that it is a small Sharp Shinned Hawk but the markings
> appear to be more like the larger Coopers Hawk.  I would greatly
> appreciate hearing from the experts.
>
> Thanks,
>
> George Lane
> East Silver Spring  (on the DC border)
> Montgomery Co
>
>