[texbirds] Re: RFI - Help with Hawk?
- From: "Paul Sunby" <psunby@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "TexBirds" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:17:43 -0700
All,
I actually see no reason why that bird isn't a young Red-tailed Hawk,
albeit in an unusual plumage. The bird has a brown head and a light
chest, giving it a hooded appearance quite typical of Red-tailed Hawk.
You don't get a hooded look on either eagle (and with the small bill it
is not a Bald Eagle) or on Rough-legged or Ferruginous hawks. Agree
with Heidi that the bird is decidedly not a Northern Harrier for the
reasons she identifed.
Regards,
Paul Sunby
Austin
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[mailto:texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Heidi Trudell
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Subject: [texbirds] Re: RFI - Help with Hawk?
I'd love to see public discussion about this individual - the hazard of
voting is that if we vote on the gender of the classroom hamster, we
aren't necessarily right.
It is decidedly not a Northern Harrier due to head shape, wing shape,
tail length... size can be deceiving, but the silhouette isn't great for
either of our eagles. I'm not entirely sold on dark Rough-legged Hawk,
as the pale 'hand' panels also fit young Red-tails.
Would have loved to see the flight style of this bird, but will settle
for further discussion! So let's hear it - why do the Rough-legged votes
vote Rough-legged? How was Red-tailed Hawk ruled out for those cases?
Happy trails,
-h
Heidi Trudell
Marathon, TX
> Thanks to those responding. So far there is no consensus on this hawk.
Maybe this bird can't be ID'd by these photos? Could it be a
Rough-Legged Hawk?
> 2 votes for Rough-Legged Hawk (including my vote for imm RLHA)
> 1 vote for Golden Eagle
> 1 vote for N. Harrier
> 1 vote for imm Bald Eagle
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