Talk:Goshawk
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Can anyone find me a good recording of a goshawk territorial call? That would be a wonderful addition to the article.
- link added jimfbleak 05:37, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
The picture of the immature "Goshawk" from Urbanna Illinois could easily be a juvenile female Cooper's Hawk. The Cooper's Hawk is a far more common species in Illinois. This page could use information to help differentiate a Cooper's Hawk and a Goshawk. I took several pictures today of what I believe was a Goshawk- engaged in a fracas with a Sharp Shinned Hawk. But I am in Northern Georgia and it is July. The hawk seemed to lack the exceedingly long tail of a Cooper's Hawk and had the more pronounced black banding. It also seemed too big to be a Cooper's Hawk. It appeared to be comparable in size if not larger than a Red Tailed Hawk. That said- I must concede that the Accipter I saw was probably a female Cooper's Hawk- until further review of my photos by another party. I believe this same skepticism should be applied to the likely Cooper's Hawk picture on this page.
