[TN-Bird] Re: Ferruginous Hawk ID update; Perry county
- From: Michael Todd <birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: oeserscave@xxxxxxx, tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:22:40 -0700 (PDT)
Ken,
Thanks for sharing these photos. By the back and tail, this Krider(ish)
Red-tail
does look to be the same hawk seen/photographed early yesterday morning, and
the
best that I could tell, the same bird that was originally seen and thought to
be
a Ferruginous. Birds like this are much less frequent in middle and east TN
than
over here in west TN, and has been a good exercise. Some of the field marks
don't really jive with what was reported, which just goes to show how tricky
they can be, particuarly the leg feathering. Once again, if someone does
photograph a good Ferruginous there......
Good birding!!
Mike Todd
McKenzie, TN
birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.pbase.com/mctodd
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From: "oeserscave@xxxxxxx" <oeserscave@xxxxxxx>
To: birder1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu, March 14, 2013 8:53:34 PM
Subject: Re: [TN-Bird] Ferruginous Hawk ID update; Perry county
I went today after work, and I unfortunately also think it is a Red-Tailed
Hawk,
although my limited Sibleys isn't very detailed. It was still in the large
fields starting at 4.2 miles south of I-40. It sat on fence posts at first
then
in the field a couple of times, and finally flew across the road to a telephone
pole about 100 yards east of the highway. I was there from 5-5:30, including a
ride down the side road for a look at some White-crowned Sparrows along the
fencerow. It seemed pretty content on the pole, not allowing for any better
photos.
My photos are in an album at:
https://picasaweb.google.com/Ken.Oeser/hawk
Ken Oeser
Hendersonville, TN
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