[TN-Bird] Re: Northern Goshawk in Montgomery County
- From: K Dean EDWARDS <kde@xxxxxxx>
- To: UTLAW97@xxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 09:06:45 -0500 (EST)
Look's like a Cooper's to me. In the original-size photo you can
even see that the outer tail feather is shorter than the rest which
is what gives Cooper's its rounded-tail look. Breast markings are
heavier near the top than the bottom also suggesting Cooper's. The
bird does have a white-ish eyebrow which is probably what is
suggesting goshawk but young Cooper's and Sharp-shinned have this
as well to some degree (some more prominent than others) and this
is well in the range of what a Cooper's can show. Hard to judge
size in the photo but that would be the real clincher. I see
no reason to think this is anything but a young Cooper's.
And you are correct, N Goshawk is indeed rare in TN occurring
rarely in the eastern mountains. And, in my opinion, probably
mis-IDed many of the times it is reported... which isn't a lot.
Note that it is a Review Species for the Tennessee Bird Records
Committee.
Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN
On Fri, 9 Nov 2007, UTLAW97@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I took a photo of what I thought was a Copper's Hawk which now appears to be
> a juvenile Northern Goshawk. It is posted at
> _http://www.flickr.com/photos/utlaw97/1917615443/_
> (http://www.flickr.com/photos/utlaw97/1917615443/)
> I took pic 11.6.2007 in Southwest Montgomery County near the Cumberland
> River. What little research I have done tells me this is not the normal range
> for
> this bird. Am I right?
> Jeff Grimes
> Woodlawn, Montgomery County, TN
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