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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 728568" data-attributes="member: 9240">First year Red-tailed Hawk, as was said. Easier to tell when it's flying, but there are enough clues here. Biggest is the lack of a distinct yellow band around the beak where it meets the head - both the Cooper's and Sharpie will have them even as juveniles. Then the tail is a little tougher when stationary, but the underside banding is far less pronounced and with more and thinner striping. Finally, though the chest dappling is similar a Red-tail will always have a white bib where the smaller accipiters will ave continuous marks from the crown on down.Sort of unusual to see one on a power line (assuming that's what this is). That's usually a Sharpie's domain.</blockquote>