I would call that an adult Cooper's Hawk, Zachariah. The in flight shot shows a very straight leading edge to the wing which is a very good field mark for Coops. The eye color and reddish barring as opposed to dark streaking make it an adult. Nice photos!
Peter Riley
> Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 21:41:15 -0500
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> My bird of the day today was I believe a young Coopers Hawk. It was
> perching on powerlines directly over Rte 116 in Starksboro. Anyone care to
> confirm/correct my ID?
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> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S15879848
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> Zacheriah T. Cota-Weaver
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> Starksboro, VT 05487
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