Help with Hawk I D
Mar 18, 2012 02:59:08 #
Mar 18, 2012 13:03:26 #
Mar 18, 2012 14:08:18 #
Gidgette wrote:
Is it a red shouldered hawk?
That was my next best guess Gidgette, thanks.
Mar 19, 2012 23:02:22 #
photoman
Loc: Budd Lake, NJ
Looks more like a Red Tailed to me but could possibly be a juve Red Shouldered as well, hard to tell at times. Nice photos by the way.
Mar 19, 2012 23:31:30 #
Whenever I have a question about a birds ID I post it here http://www.facebook.com/#!/cornellbirds. They are quick to answer.
Mar 20, 2012 07:42:31 #
cvbirder wrote:
Whenever I have a question about a birds ID I post it here http://www.facebook.com/#!/cornellbirds. They are quick to answer.
It looks like the red tailed hawk has a more solid colored tail, I still think it's the red shouldered hawk. Anyone else???
Mar 20, 2012 08:41:37 #
I love it when they dry their wings..
rockdog wrote:
Red-tailed? juvenile?
Mar 21, 2012 03:25:14 #
Thank you photoman and cvbirder, I think it is a young bird. Thanks for the tip on bird ID, I was just kind of wondering what UHH birders thought. Thanks for sticking with it Gidgette, we are both pretty sure of the red part. Phil
Mar 21, 2012 03:37:33 #
Goddess97633 wrote:
I love it when they dry their wings..
rockdog wrote:
Red-tailed? juvenile?
Me too Goddess, These were taken in a wetland so I think that is exactly what he was doing. Sometimes it is just for ventilation. With tail and wings fanned I get confused. In flight position that tail could look red, esp with the back light. Oh well I think I have been confusing red tail/shoulder hawks for years. Thanks for looking.
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