[wisb] Re: Flock of Hawks, Help ID? / Door County
- From: Ryan Brady <ryanbrady10@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thenut@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 15:25:05 -0600
Karin, these are second-year (or "first-spring" if you prefer) Broad-winged
Hawks. Because they are coming from Central and northern South America and
most (if not all) will not breed this year, they are late migrants, typically
moving through the northern half of Wisconsin from mid-May to mid-June. The
"white" you are seeing in the wings are gaps of missing feathers -- the vast
majority of these SY Broad-wings undergo active wing molt near the inner
primaries as they migrate north.
Ryan Brady
Washburn, Bayfield County, WI
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady
> From: thenut@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 16:13:35 -0500
> Subject: [wisb] Flock of Hawks, Help ID? / Door County
> To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> We had a flock of about 60 hawks riding the thermals over the house this
> morning.
>
> I thought the ID on them would be easy, because of their distinct
> characteristic(s). WRONG. I have gone through two bird guides now and come up
> dry. Nothing matches, and only 1 or 2 species are kinda-sorta close maybe.
>
> I did snap a few pictures of one of the hawks that just happened to separate
> and fly lower. (Whew!) I would greatly appreciate your expertise in
> identifying who these birds are?? All the pertinent info is posted w/ the
> pics in an album:
>
> http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid"9072&idr6841132&l?e638ccda
>
> THANK YOU for your suggestions!! :)
>
> Karin Hankwitz
> Liberty Grove
> Northern Door County
>
> Twitter: @dcnaturenut
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