[TN-Bird] Re: Bird Id Help Needed/ Raptor Rescue.
- From: John Lamb <jwilliamlamb@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Thomas Miko <thomas_miko@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2014 15:41:54 -0500
Here is a another shot of the possible Scaups - in this one, they are
looking at the camera, and the differences in white areas are more apparent.
I think that its probably at red tail hawk - ID kind of went out the window
- was more focused on where the beak and talons were!
John Lamb (Harrison, TN) - a burb of Chattanooga
On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 3:01 PM, Thomas Miko <thomas_miko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> John
> Thank you for rescuing the hawk. Is it a Ferruginous? I can't tell if it
> is a Ferruginous, or a Red-tailed. The right duck looks like a female
> Lesser Scaup, but I can't tell what the bird on the left is. It's head
> shape is that of a Greater Scaup, but there is too much white on the face.
> Can you further magnify the image?
> Tom
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> Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2014 14:54:57 -0500
> Subject: [TN-Bird] Bird Id Help Needed/ Raptor Rescue.
> From: jwilliamlamb@xxxxxxxxx
> To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> Spent some time yesterday at the Chickamauga Dam checking out waterfowl.
> Lots of Redheads, Canvasbacks and coots about.
>
> But in the middle of the above, there were a couple that I'm not
> experienced enough to sort out. Am not sure if these are immature Redheads
> or Canvasbacks. While both birds look similar, the white patterns on their
> foreheads are different.
>
> Are these Scaup or??? - A photo is attached - any ID help is appreciated.
>
> As we were leaving the area and turning left on Amnicola Hyw, we saw what
> looked like trash flapping in the road - it was actually a hawk that had
> been clipped by a car while feeding in the middle of the road. A trucker
> saw the same thing that we did, and got the bird out of traffic. We made
> some calls and found out that the Chattanooga Zoo helps out with wildlife,
> so we (very carefully) got a hold of hawk, rolled it up in a blanket like a
> baby, then wrapped a sun shade around it. Have to say it was nerve racking
> sitting with a large raptor in my lap, but we made it to the zoo with no
> incident.
>
> I did not know that the zoo helped with this sort of thing, but figure
> that that is good info in case any of you run across a similar situation.
>
> A photo is attached - hopefully this majestic bird will get a 2nd shot at
> life in the wild ...
>
>
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> *John W. Lamb*
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> Harrison, TN, USA
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