[Birdtalk] Cooper's/Sharp-shinned revisited

[Jim & Beanie]

http://donce.lofthouse.com/jamaica/acipiter.jpg

I decided to measure the bird.  The iron the bird is perched on is 3/4 inch. 
Using that as a unit, I came up with; the bird is 14 inches long.

According to Peterson:  "Size is not always reliable in separating the three 
species; they may almost overlap, but not quite.  Coopers 14 to 20 inches. 
Sharp-shinned 10 to 14 inches."

This bird is right on the dividing line.

http://donce.lofthouse.com/jamaica/cooper_5.jpg

This pic gives a good look at the tail.

Comments?

Jim

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