That bird in question actually appears to be a young Sharp-shinned Hawk,
which can show the pale supercilium and white patches on the back, but not
to the extent of a Northern Goshawk. Also note the small rounded head,
bulky body shape, and lemon yellow eye.

See the post I started in the ABA’s “What’s this Bird?” Facebook group for
more discussion.

Brian Tinker


On Sat, Feb 3, 2018 at 7:08 AM Haans Petruschke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Yesterday on the Geauga County Wildlife Facebook page, there were a series
> of photos with a request for ID help. The bird in question was a sub-adult
> Northern Goshawk.  The photos are the best I have ever seen of a Goshawk in
> the Cleveland Region.
>
> Given the large tracts of forest in Lake, and Geauga Counties, Goshawks
> while still rare, do show up here.  They are a bird of deep woods habitat
> that is seldom visited by those interested in listing.  Goshawks are well
> documented nesters on the Allegheny Plateau of northwestern Pennsylvania
> and that geography extends into Ohio. So their occurence here in
> appropriate habitat is not unexpected.
>
> This particular bird was found in Burton and along the upper Cuyahoga river
> which runs south through that area.
>
> Haans
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