I think it's an adult, not a juvenile. Western Red-tailed adults can have
barred tails and would have the wider subterminal band (plus the base color
looks reddish to me also indicating an adult). I think most or all dark
morph Red-tailed hawks have banded tails (if I'm reading the Wheeler Guide
correctly).
On Jan 5, 2017 6:56 PM, "Beverly Hallberg" <mapsout@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes, Philip, it was at the south end of Oak Island Rd. Is the wider
subterminal dark band on the tail consistent with a juvenile Red-tail?
I've not seen that before.
On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 6:51 PM, Philip Kline <pgeorgekline@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I believe this is an adult dark morph Red-tailed Hawk Beverly. In the
second photo, you can see the upper side of the barred tail. The base
color appears to be reddish-brown. It would be black and white on an
immature Rough-legged.
I'm pretty sure Peyton and I saw the same bird on the Sauvie Island CBC if
you saw it at the beginning of Oak Island Road.
Philip Kline
Philip
