Thanks for looking, commenting, and ID-ing, I appreciate it. I was guessing Harris hawk, but it's good to get confirmation from REAL birders, LOL. I keep an AZ bird guide book right by the back window, but I'm still not great, LOL. Thanks again. Nature is wonderful isn't it? Happy gardening! Grant

a funny thing happened at work! a huge hawk, like the one pictured, came out of the racking at h.d. under the canopy in the pot aisle, crashing to the ground with a huge dove in his/her talons! feathers flying everywhere, dove feathers, and then took off with the dove out into the open area of the garden and was gone. this all happened in a split second and only a few feet from a h.d. associate. really freaked him out, still sweeping up feathers.....:)

This is undoubtedly a juvenile Northern Goshawk and a FANTASTIC find! They are not commonly seen, let alone perched in the open. They are of the genus Accipiter, and are closely related to the more common Cooper's Hawk and Sharp-shinned Hawk. What makes this a Goshawk is: (in comparison to the similar Cooper's), the tail bands are wavy and have pale outlines to the dark bands, and also the upperparts are heavily marked and rather decorative. The massive white eyebrow (supercilium) CAN occur on juvenile Cooper's and Sharp-shinned but it tends to be more prominent in juvenile Goshawks. But the tail and the upperpart patterning are what clinches it here. This is a classic example of a juvenile Goshawk, straight out of a field guide! AMAZING bird. Glad you posted. Which state was this seen (and when)? Interesting it let you come close. I have to say, though, that the adults during nesting season are notorious for attacking and injuring humans that happen upon their nesting area. This post was edited by TMFF on Sat, Oct 11, 14 at 14:24

It looks like a Coopers' Hawk.