What kind of hawk is this?

Not sure. Seems to be a juvenile of some sort. Where do you live?

Not sure what that is on his talon. Can’t make it out.

Nice pic, though.

@tb1570 Charlotte, NC area.

@grisson, take a look at “Cooper Hawk.” We get a lot of them in KY, especially in urban areas. I got the bird book out and it looks like an immature female.

Juvenile Cooper’s might be a good call. Check out the Wikipedia listing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Juvenile_Accipiter_cooperii.jpg) for another photo to see what you think.

It could also be an immature red tail hawk. They have the white patch on the upper chest. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Red-tailed_hawk02.jpg And a pudgier body, like grisson’s friend.

Yep, it’s a young red-tailed hawk

Red-tails have several different color morphs. Immatures are less cinnamon colored than the one in @AlfredaPrufrock ‘s link, and are blotchier.

Red-tails are the most common raptor here in the NE. They hang around all year, ride the thermals, and have a very distinctive loud scream.

From Carolina Raptor Center:

This is a Red Shouldered hawk, which is a common medium sized hawk in this area. I can’t see a band in this picture. We band all of the birds that we release so if you were to ever to find an injured or dead raptor there is a number to call which is the National Bird Banding Lab. Enjoy bird watching!

Balling their feet as you saw, is actually the way they rest their legs. Since they are literally always standing up, they rest their legs one at a time. A band would be right above the foot on the leg.

Lovely to have an accurate ID. Thanks, Grisson. Immature hawks are like fall warblers; it is very hard to get a clear ID.