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Charlie Brumbaugh
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How to correctly identify a bird that looks like a Cooper's Hawk or a Peregrine Falcon?

This bird showed up on the website NextDoor. A bunch of people were saying it's a Cooper's Hawk. To me it's clearly a Peregrine Falcon. My reasoning is:

  • there are Peregrines around here all the time (Los Angeles)
  • the eyes are not red
  • the Cooper's Hawk has a darker head in maturity

Other opinions welcome please.

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Rob
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