[wisb] Re: A Ferruginous in our backyard, ridiculous!
- From: "Korducki" <korducki@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <p.g6schwalbe@xxxxxxxxx>, "Birdnet, Wis" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2014 23:10:27 -0500
I agree with David. Light Red-tailed. The best mark to look for on
Ferruginous is the wide gape. The corner of the mouth will extend behind
the eye like a smile. This does not vary but plumage does. Great mark to
use when sorting out the many plumages of Red-tailed Hawks. Glad you got
such clear photos.
Mark Korducki, New Berlin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Schwalbe" <p.g6schwalbe@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Birdnet, Wis" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 10:25 PM
Subject: [wisb] A Ferruginous in our backyard, ridiculous!
> Dear Birders:
> Tuesday, 24 Apr 14 we were finishing up our lunch, jumping out of her
> chair
> and rushing to the kitchen window, Glenna said "What just dropped into the
> yard, what is that?"
>
> Paul, come here quick!.
>
> I looked. Quick the cameras! (Yes, we keep our bins and cameras on the
> kitchen table).
>
> What we saw was very pale, and huge. We have had lots of Red-tailed Hawks
> in our back yard (we have a small woodlot) but this bird was quite a bit
> larger than any Red-tails we have seen. This bird was a light phase
> juvenile Ferruginous Hawk (see photos).
>
> We just couldn't get a good shot through all of the trees, but each of us
> finally got one that shows some of the field marks. There was a gray
> squirrel less than a yard away from the bird, that then jumped on a tree.
> Was the hawk after the squirrel? Before it left, it seemed to pick
> something off the ground but we never did see it eat anything.
>
> The ID items were: Almost pure white feathered tarsus down to the toes,
> with just a few dark flecks below the edge of the wing (see photos). The
> under parts were white as far as we could see. No belly band as a
> Rough-legged would have.
>
> The bird then flew off and landed in a tree up the lake a ways. I grabbed
> my camera and went down to the lake shore hoping to get some more photos.
> When I got there, I could see the bird in a tree and was able to get a
> couple of front view and back view shots. It then flew off away from me,
> and I did get some flight pics, but they are not in good focus.
>
> The front view shows completely white underparts, from the base of the
> lower mandible down the breast, belly, and to the tail. The feathered
> tarsus can be seen in the back views, and in the not so good flight shots,
> extensive white streaked upper primary feathers, white base of the tail,
> and a dusky/brown subterminal tail band are all visible.
>
> Sorry I couldn't get this out sooner, I had trouble working with Flickr.
> The bird was last seen flying north out of Pardeeville toward Montello, so
> keep your eyes open Daryl.
>
> Nine pictures can be seen at:
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/paul-w-schwalbe.
> Click on the image # for text.
>
> Good birding......................... Paul & Glenna
>
> --
> Paul & Glenna Schwalbe
> Pardeeville, Columbia Co.
>
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