Update 1/17/24 @ 5:00 p.m. – Peter Underwood, former Whitewater resident now living in Arizona, indicated that we misidentified this bird as a falcon, stating that, “it is in fact an immature Cooper’s Hawk, a very common backyard hawk across the country. (Peregrine would rarely if ever be seen in Whitewater area.)” Our thanks to Peter for this correction.

Crystal Singer discovered this beautiful bird in her backyard on Saturday morning, January 13.  

Our thanks to Crystal Singer for sharing these beautiful photos of her backyard discovery.

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