What kind of Hawk is this, Red Shoulder or Goshawk or ??????
Feb 3, 2014 08:35:53 #
madshad
Loc: upstate new york
I believe it is a sharp-shinned hawk. the coopers has a white throat and cheeks the sharp doesn't.that is according to the Audubon bird id book which uses pictures for ID.
Feb 3, 2014 09:21:22 #
happy sailor wrote:
sorry forgot to attach the photo
If the Hawks knew and understood what we were going through, trying to identify them,they'd have a good laugh. We humans are crazy! I must be too! My choice is a Sharpie!
Feb 3, 2014 09:36:29 #
Feb 3, 2014 10:25:09 #
Dlevon wrote:
If the Hawks knew and understood what we were going through, trying to identify them,they'd have a good laugh. We humans are crazy! I must be too! My choice is a Sharpie!
LOL...love it! :thumbup:
Feb 3, 2014 18:20:50 #
happy sailor wrote:
Hi all, This Hawk has been in the yard the last few days, picks off a bird and then sits in another part of the yard to eat it. Looked like a morning dove the other day and a smaller finch like bird today. My wife would much prefer that they just eat seeds like the other birds.
Anyway, I think it is a red shoulder hawk but my neighbour thinks it is a Northern Goshawk. What do you people think.
Thanks for looking and your help
Anyway, I think it is a red shoulder hawk but my neighbour thinks it is a Northern Goshawk. What do you people think.
Thanks for looking and your help
Pretty certain it's not a Goshawk. I showed your pictures to my wife who participates in hawk migration counts. She says it's an adult Sharp-shinned hawk, based mostly on the body shape and streaking on the chest. The red eyes are the clue that it's an adult. The behavior also is a clue to identity. Not all hawks will chase birds on feeders. That's typical of a sharpie though.
Hope that helps.
Feb 3, 2014 22:48:06 #
sawdusty wrote:
Pretty certain it's not a Goshawk. I showed your pictures to my wife who participates in hawk migration counts. She says it's an adult Sharp-shinned hawk, based mostly on the body shape and streaking on the chest. The red eyes are the clue that it's an adult. The behavior also is a clue to identity. Not all hawks will chase birds on feeders. That's typical of a sharpie though.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.
The tip of the tail in your follow-up shot appears to be rounded. That would indicate a Cooper's. Does have a very thin set of legs though. I f we only had something for scale.
I have a friend that has a Cooper's hawk that takes birds almost daily at their feeder.
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