[TN-Bird] Help With Hawk Identification

From: "McGhee, Mack" <mmcghee@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "TN-Bird (E-mail)" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 08:47:16 -0500
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Being a somewhat inexperienced birder, can anyone help me identify a =
hawk that has been frequenting my yard/woods?  I have embedded two =
photos.  If they do not show up please tell me and I will e-mail them =
directly to you.  The hawk has been hunting the open woods (it is mowed =
regularly) directly behind my house (about 40-50 yards away).  It comes =
to the same perch at about the same time every morning.  In this same =
area I spread out corn for deer and squirrels.  (It keeps the squirrels =
away from my bird feeders in the front yard.)  He occasionally flies =
down and walks around on the ground.  He also seems to be hunting for =
frogs over the creek in the area.  What's amazing is the Blue Jays and =
Crows that also come to the corn pay him absolutely no mind.  Also, the =
squirrels pay him no mind.  I haven't seen him take any prey yet, but I =
assume there are mice coming to the corn as well.  There are numerous =
mole tunnels in the area.

My first guess was an immature Red-tailed hawk, but now I'm not so sure =
because of his behavior.

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Thanks,
Mack McGhee, Jr.
Roane County
Harriman, TN

"May your viewfinder be forever filled with beautiful images!"






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