Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

Our old friends are here, I have spent hours staring alternately at the pictures and the bird quide and can't say I am any wiser then I was 4 years ago when they moved in. Small bird about pigeon size sharp tipped wings and incredibly annoying voice, but I may be a bit prejudiced here she is actually squatting for the male who was buzzing my head, it was getting a bit tense there...

American Kestrel?????

Pigeon Hawk .

It's not really colorful enough for Kestrel, It's driving me a bit crazy, I can see every feather, you would think I would be able to identify it?Seriously considering Merlin, (Pigeon Hawk)
Originally thought sharp shinned Hawk, but it has pointy wings.
I think this is the male, from the back

ross wrote:QR_BBPOST Pigeon Hawk .

Posted at the same time again, we really must stop meeting like this ross

Juvenile Cooper's hawk?

Coopers hawk. 100% sure i got a really good look at one as she attacked my hat in the tree stand deer hunting last fall.

Coopers are larger than a pigeon & don't have pointed wings . Sharp shin hawk is closer to size . From wing description & pigeon size still think pigeon hawk . Is the male smaller than the female OC . ?

It's hard to say, when in flight I can't tell who is who, the pointy wings really set them apart from the Sharp Shinned hawk.
Definitely smaller then Coopers Kathy, really a very small bird, unbelievable how much damage they can do.
The male is dark Blue on the back and the female is brownish looks like a miniature Peregrine.
Finally found the picture, definitely Merlin, Thanks to all for input, can go to bed now. :)

Its beautiful OC! heres a detailed link on the sharp shinned

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sha ... ed_Hawk/id

Ahhh a Merlin, really cool!

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Merlin/id