[texbirds] Re: Mystery Hawk preliminary guesses

  • From: Tim Brush <txbrush5@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: sanchez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2013 10:24:35 -0500

* *Isaac, I guessed Northern Harrier but a friend and raptor biologist said
Cooper's Hawk.
Just to add to the mix!
**
*Tim Brush*
*Edinburg, TX*


On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 4:24 AM, Sanchez, Isaac C <sanchez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Although the mystery hawk photo has already been viewed nearly 200 times,
> only 8 guesses have been offered.  Results so far:
>
> Cooper’s Hawk 3
> Swainson’s Hawk 2
> Harrier/Accipiter 1
> Roadside Hawk 1
> Mississippi Kite 1 (juvenile) with the comment, “You caught one absolutely
> diagnostic field mark really well  - the outer primary is shorter than its
> neighbor.”
>
> I had the advantage of actually seeing the bird fly.  A smaller bird was
> chasing it and the mystery hawk’s flight pattern was not like that of an
> accipiter (flap and sail).  Instead, it was soaring on fixed wings and in
> my binos it look like a big buteo.  When I saw the barring on the tail my
> initial thought was Swainson’s and by it's size, shape, and flight I rule
> out accipiter.  But as I said, after looking at the photos, I wasn’t really
> sure what I saw.  I have added 2 other photos, but I don’t think they
> really help that much:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/isaaccsanchez/sets/72157634974791348/
>
> Isaac Sanchez
> Austin
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