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Katrina ([personal profile] kk1raven) wrote in [community profile] common_nature 2020-03-25 03:33 am (UTC)

That's not a Cooper's Hawk. I'd call it an immature Northern Harrier. Harriers often hunt over marshes and fields, so you were in the right place for one. The face pattern is another big clue, plus the posture is much better for a harrier than an accipiter, but that's a lot harder to judge if you're not familiar with the species in question.

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