Feather Identification (1 Viewer)

[NewBirder123]

Hi everyone,

So I found a feather on my lawn today in Sacramento, California. I was looking at the Fish and Wildlife Service Feather Atlas when I found the exact feather, only it was on the About Page (http://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/about.php). Unfortunately they don't say what species of bird the feather is from! Anyways, if anyone of you can help that would be great!

 

[Bird_Bill]

Hello NewBirder, welcome
Sharp Shinned Hawk, Male Adult Tail Plate
The plate you show is a different image, but same feathers.
Link you have, menu bar at top is "hot", hit "browse scans"
http://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/feather.php?Bird=SSHA_tail_ad

Looked at Cooper's first, then Sharp Shinned.

Together, they are the two "fightin-ist" birds of birdforum