On the discussion of Dark Morph Red Tails vs Harlan's. This is one I saw yesterday just west of Wichita Falls, in Wichita Co. Still not great at determining difference. http://s1269.beta.photobucket.com/user/Hopsing129/media/2013/DarkHawk01_zps0e1429e1.jpg.html http://s1269.beta.photobucket.com/user/Hopsing129/media/2013/DarkHawk03_zpsc280445f.jpg.html http://s1269.beta.photobucket.com/user/Hopsing129/media/2013/DarkHawk05_zps6c6ae03b.jpg.html Thanks Rick Folkening Holliday TX --- On Sun, 1/20/13, Charles W. Easley <cwebirds@xxxxxxx> wrote: -------------------------------------------------- From: "Bill Clark" <raptours@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 3:48 PM To: <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Hawk ID Help > Hi All, > > Thanks, Lynn, for sharing these great pics with all of us. > > I respectfully disagree with Charles. There are few records of pure > dark-morph Red-tails in Texas. But dark-morph Harlan's are quite common. > This is an adult dark Harlan's. If one photo the wide tail bands typical > of the latter are clearly evident, with no rufous evident. However, some > adult Harlan's have quite rufous tails, with different markings than > the narrow dark bands of Red-tails. > > I would love to see some photos of the alleged dark adult Red-tails from > north central Texas. > > Cheers, Bill Clark. > > On 1/20/2013 2:03 PM, Charles W. Easley wrote: >> Dark adult Red Tail Hawk See page 122 of Sibleys. Even though there is >> no >> red showing in this picture on the >> birds tail, this is a bird that we see in the north central Texas area in >> winters. That is my opinion. >> >> Charles Easley >> cwebirds@xxxxxxx >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Lynn Lasswell" <lynn2207@xxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 11:57 AM >> To: "TEXBirds" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Cc: "Joan Lasswell" <joanl@xxxxxxx> >> Subject: [texbirds] Hawk ID Help >> >>> Any help will be appreciated. >>> >>> Here are links to the two photos. >>> >>> http://www.pbase.com/joanl/image/148401379 >>> >>> http://www.pbase.com/joanl/image/148401343 >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Joan and Lynn Lasswell >>> San Antonio >>> Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at >>> //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds >>> >>> Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking >>> permission >>> from the List Owner >>> >>> >> Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at >> //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds >> >> Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking >> permission >> from the List Owner >> >> >> > > -- > Bill Clark > Harlingen, Texas > 956 364-0415 > 956 793-3112 cell > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking > permission > from the List Owner > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner