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Northern Harrier with a starling it had just caught on the south side of Sunnyside, WA. A Red-tailed Hawk swooped down moments later and stole the starling. January 15, 2004.
Viewed: 1524 times.
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| Northern Harrier at the North Fork Access at the west end of Rawlins Rd. west of Conway, WA. Feb. 6, 2010. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 257 times.
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| Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk in the walnut tree in my backyard in Yakima, WA. Note the full crop - it had evidently just finished lunch. February 2, 2004.
Viewed: 991 times.
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| Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk from the other side. It very obligingly turned around for me. February 2, 2004.
Viewed: 917 times.
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| Adult Sharp-shinned Hawk in the walnut tree in my backyard on South 47th Avenue, Yakima, WA. November 7, 2004.
Viewed: 883 times.
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| Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk perched on the pergola in our backyard on S. 47th Avenue, Yakima, WA. December 24, 2004.
Viewed: 840 times.
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Sharp-shinned Hawk perched in our backyard on S. 47th Ave., Yakima, WA. The bulging crop suggests it is resting after a meal. January 2, 2005.
Viewed: 983 times.
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| Adult Sharp-shinned Hawk in the filbert trees along our driveway, as it was just finishing a meal. It still has ahold of its prey item, probably a junco. Nov. 15, 2006. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 630 times.
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| Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk in our neighbor's willow tree southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. Nov. 6, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 432 times.
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| Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk near the sparrow patch at the Yakima Area Arboretum, Yakima, WA. Digiscoped. Jan. 8, 2009. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 341 times.
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| Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk #2 at the Yakima Area Arboretum, Yakima, WA. Belly is fairly lightly-marked for a Sharpie. Jan. 8, 2009. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 348 times.
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| Immature Sharp-shinned Hawk on the bean trellis in our backyard southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. Dec. 17, 2009. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 410 times.
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Immature Cooper's Hawk found on the Yakima Valley Christmas Bird Count near Moxee, WA. December 14, 2002.
Viewed: 797 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk found on the Toppenish, WA, NWR Christmas Bird Count in Toppenish, WA. December 14, 2003.
Viewed: 955 times.
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| Cooper's Hawk in a birch tree in Toppenish, WA, drying its wing and tail feathers during the Toppenish Christmas Bird Count. December 14, 2003.
Viewed: 1058 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk near Konnawoc Pass east of Yakima, WA. Dec. 17, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 698 times.
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| Juvenile Cooper's Hawk on a fence post in our backyard southwest of the Yakima, WA, airport. Oct. 13, 2008. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 474 times.
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| Sharp-shinned Hawk (left) and Cooper's Hawk soaring together over Yakima, WA. Oct. 22, 2005. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 738 times.
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Cooper's Hawk (left) and Sharp-shinned Hawk. Note rounded tail on Cooper's Hawk and square tail on Sharp-shinned. Oct. 22, 2005. Cooper's Hawk's head also extends farther from wings and appears much larger in soaring silhouette. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 683 times.
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| Juvenile Northern Goshawk flying over Timberwolf Mt. in Yakima County, WA. September 15, 2007. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 564 times.
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| Juvenile Northern Goshawk #2. Timberwolf Mt., Yakima County, WA. September 15, 2007. Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
Viewed: 554 times.
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| Immature Northern Goshawk found on the north side of Toppenish Ridge on the Toppenish NWR Christmas Bird count. Brian Wheeler, author of several fine books on raptors of North America, said the field marks to look for are the thin, white edges along some of the dark tail bands and the extensive pale mottling on the body. Dec. 16, 2007. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 609 times.
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| Immature Cooper's Hawk at Wenas Lake, Yakima County, WA. Sept. 19, 2010. Digiscoped.
Viewed: 229 times.
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| Northern Harrier along Marian Drain Road just east of Lateral C in Yakima County, WA. Nov. 28, 2010. Panasonic DMC-FZ28.
Viewed: 190 times.
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Album: Hawks through Cranes 
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