[texbirds] Re: RFI - Help with Hawk?
- From: Bill Clark <raptours@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:51:25 -0600
Hi all,
I agree with Paul.
The photos of this mystery hawk are way too underexposed to see much
detail on the wings, body, and tail. But the shape and what I can see
are those of a juvenile Red-tailed hawk. I took the photos into
PhotoShop and lightened them quite a bit.
There are absolutely NO field marks to support any other raptor. All
that have been proposed except juvenile Red-tail can be eliminated by
field marks or lack thereof.
Cheers, Bill Clark
On 1/28/2013 10:17 AM, Paul Sunby wrote:
> 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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Bill Clark
Harlingen, Texas
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