Did it fly with a powerful beat (Cooper's) or buoyant, fluttery flight
(Sharpie)? Tough one, maybe just Accipiter (sp.?)
On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 5:49 PM, dawn v <d_villa@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
I posted a few photos on Oregon Birding Association Photos facebook group
and have gotten a question about the ID. I have six photos:
http://s1014.photobucket.com/user/villaesc/media/Birds/2015/IMG_1069_1_zps63s0l1lx.jpg.html
http://s1014.photobucket.com/user/villaesc/media/Birds/2015/IMG_1061_1_zpsrg9qvd8e.jpg.html
(click "next" or the right arrow to view more)
It flushed when I was pishing for Marsh Wrens - it flew out of some scrub,
crossed the road I was on and landed in a 8-10' tree. After posing for
pictures, it flew away and dove into the reeds but didn't come back up
while I was there.
The question asked was, in part "I only ask because this bird, with no
size comparison, I would think "Sharp-shinned" due to the (to my eye)
rounded head and classic 'bug-eyed look'. I can't really get a sense of the
head coloring to the nape, since it can be off in photos sometimes, nor the
tail tips"
My response: Here are my thoughts (I don't know all the technical terms).
The speckling on the belly is tear-drop shaped, the tail is long and has a
wide strip of white at the end. The second photo shows the flatness of the
head, in my opinion. As for the eyes, juvenile Cooper's [can] have that
wide-eyed look similar to a Sharpie, developing the scowl later in life I
believe.
Hoping I'm not showing my ignorance but willing to learn... Thank you!
dawn v
Lincoln City/Nelscott
"To want what I have, to take what I'm given with grace... for this, I
pray." --Don Henley
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