Hawk ID please
Feb 8, 2015 13:55:03 #
I'm thinking it's a Cooper's Hawk, but unsure. He is slightly larger then a crow. It was taken yesterday in northern Iowa. When i google Cooper's Hawk i get some images that look like him and some that don't.
thanks for your input in advance...dave
taken with a Nikon D7100 with the Sigma 150-500 lens
thanks for your input in advance...dave
taken with a Nikon D7100 with the Sigma 150-500 lens
Feb 8, 2015 14:05:01 #
Possibly an immature broad-winged hawk -
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Broad-winged_Hawk/id
They all seem to look alike at some point in their life which makes it difficult for me to id them too...
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Broad-winged_Hawk/id
They all seem to look alike at some point in their life which makes it difficult for me to id them too...
Feb 8, 2015 14:12:28 #
Feb 8, 2015 14:41:15 #
IowaDave wrote:
I'm thinking it's a Cooper's Hawk, but unsure. He is slightly larger then a crow. It was taken yesterday in northern Iowa. When i google Cooper's Hawk i get some images that look like him and some that don't.
thanks for your input in advance...dave
taken with a Nikon D7100 with the Sigma 150-500 lens
thanks for your input in advance...dave
taken with a Nikon D7100 with the Sigma 150-500 lens
My guess would be a red tailed hawk. the tail itself is the easiest way I find of identifing. It always helps when their tails are opened. For ease of identifing hawks I usual look at the inside of the tail. For instance the rough legged hawk has three black band near the bottom of the tial with the 1 nearest the bottm is wider. Sharp shinned has 4 bands pretty evenly placed from bottomto top. Etc. If it was a Cooper you would see 3 evenly space bands which I don't see in your picture. But it could also be a immature or a female from a different spicies of hawk. To bad you can't ask them.LOL "How's the weather there.Have Family on my wifes side living around the Quad Cities and they are reporting lousy weather. "
Feb 8, 2015 15:39:46 #
tusketwedge wrote:
My guess would be a red tailed hawk. the tail itse... (show quote)
I'm a few hours north of the Quad Cities, I'm right on the Iowa/Minn border. It's grey out today but above freezing so I think it's a great day for Iowa in Feb.
There are a lot of Red Tailed Hawks in this area and a fer Rough-Legged Hawks. I'm leaning towards a Red Tail, but he was just so small.
thanks for your help
Feb 9, 2015 10:22:15 #
This is not a Red Tail. Also does not look like any Coopers I have seen. If it was, it would be a Female, as Males have a completely different coloration (gray, black caps, orange eyes). I have not seen a Female with the eyebrows. Do you have Merlins in your part of the country?
Feb 9, 2015 13:06:44 #
My "Birds of North America" book has a photo that looks very much like this, of a Sharp-shinned Hawk. They are in your area year round. Nice photo.
Feb 9, 2015 13:11:06 #
roxiemarty wrote:
My "Birds of North America" book has a photo that looks very much like this, of a Sharp-shinned Hawk. They are in your area year round. Nice photo.
It could also be a juvenile Northern Goshawk. Lokks similar.
Feb 9, 2015 21:48:22 #
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