Re: [cobirds] Help with possible bird ID

Maybe a Cooper's hawk?

Jay Breidt 

Fort Collins

On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 11:06 PM Heidi Haas Williams <heidi.haas@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey all, first post to the group after hearing a strange bird call/sound today. Around midday north of Denver (Federal Heights) I heard what I thought might be a dog toy originally, but it sounded almost like a monkey - hard to describe but that's what I thought it was originally. It was loud and sounded a few times so I went to check it out. I was able to spot a bird/bird of prey up in a tree right outside my house that I believed to be making the noise. Unfortunately I wasn't able to capture the call or any part of the bird via camera but i was able to see a whitish belly and it seemed a bit fluffy as it hopped from one branch to another. I wasn't able to see it's head or body shape at all but it seemed hawkish size. I went to get binocs/camera and couldn't spot it again (may have flown while I was inside) so that's all the info I have. No history of owls in the residential area, but occasional hawks/falcons as we do have a prairie dog town nearby. 

Out of plain curiosity, does anyone have an idea of what it could be? It wasn't the usual hawk or owl sounds I've heard while out (or during visits to hawkquest etc). It seemed fairly unique and I'm hoping the "monkey-ish" descriptor might be a clue. 

Sorry if this is a wild goose chase, but I appreciate any suggestions so I can compare to audio on ebird/merlin/etc!

Thanks!

Heidi Haas

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