As I was doing chores around the house today, I kept hearing an accipiter calling — kek, kek, kek, kek, kek, kek, kek. It was only calling occasionally (or rarely), with long pauses in between, but every time I heard it I tried to locate the bird. After several attempts, I finally found it perched near the top of a tall redwood tree just down the street. It was pretty high up there, so this is one of the best photos I took. [You can click on the image for a larger view.]
I'm not totally sure about the identification. I'm leaning towards a Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperi), perhaps a small male, but if you have thoughts about the i.d., let me know.
I like thinking about them sitting up there, among the redwood branches high above the town, surveying what's going on down below.
1 comment:
I think you're right about the ID, especially based on how you describe the call.
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