Need Help Identifying This Bird: Thanks in advance for your help. I’ve checked a number of resources and I’m having difficulty identifying this hawk like bird. Of course it would help...

Doug Gaudette

Thanks in advance for your help. I’ve checked a number of resources and I’m having difficulty identifying this hawk like bird. Of course it would help if I had a photo of the top of his body, but he flew right over my car and took off. These are the only shots I could get. He’s not a large bird, if that helps with your ID. Again, thanks for your help. Osprey should be returning to Maine in a week or two. Those I can identify.
Doug

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jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN

I believe it is a Red-tailed Hawk.

Very nice

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

jdtonkinson wrote:

I believe it is a Red-tailed Hawk.

Very nice

Same here.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Beautiful set, Doug.

Doug Gaudette

Thanks for your input. I don’t think it’s a red tail. I’ve seen and photographed many of them and this guy was much smaller.

JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles

Looks like a Coopers Hawk to me.
Nice shots.
Why couldn't you get shots from above?

Doug Gaudette

JeffDavidson wrote:

Looks like a Coopers Hawk to me.
Nice shots.
Why couldn't you get shots from above?

Wouldn’t having a drone be fun.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Doug Gaudette wrote:

Thanks in advance for your help. I’ve checked a number of resources and I’m having difficulty identifying this hawk like bird. Of course it would help if I had a photo of the top of his body, but he flew right over my car and took off. These are the only shots I could get. He’s not a large bird, if that helps with your ID. Again, thanks for your help. Osprey should be returning to Maine in a week or two. Those I can identify.
Doug

capmike Loc: New Bern, NC

The belt around the middle positively identifies it as a Red-tailed.

Doug Gaudette

capmike wrote:

The belt around the middle positively identifies it as a Red-tailed.

Could it be a young one? It was much smaller than the Red Tails I usually see.

Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast

Doug Gaudette wrote:

Thanks in advance for your help. I’ve checked a number of resources and I’m having difficulty identifying this hawk like bird. Of course it would help if I had a photo of the top of his body, but he flew right over my car and took off. These are the only shots I could get. He’s not a large bird, if that helps with your ID. Again, thanks for your help. Osprey should be returning to Maine in a week or two. Those I can identify.
Doug

Light morph Ferruginous Hawk would be my guess...very nice photos of whatever it is.

CanonShot Loc: Lancaster County, PA

capmike wrote:

The belt around the middle positively identifies it as a Red-tailed.

YEP

hettmoe Loc: Rural ND

Red-Tailed
Inner front of wings

taffspride Loc: Originally Wales, now the Sunshine State

Doug Gaudette wrote:

Thanks in advance for your help. I’ve checked a number of resources and I’m having difficulty identifying this hawk like bird. Of course it would help if I had a photo of the top of his body, but he flew right over my car and took off. These are the only shots I could get. He’s not a large bird, if that helps with your ID. Again, thanks for your help. Osprey should be returning to Maine in a week or two. Those I can identify.
Doug

Nice shots. I think it is a Red Tail Hawk, thanks for sharing.

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joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Doug Gaudette wrote:

Thanks in advance for your help. I’ve checked a number of resources and I’m having difficulty identifying this hawk like bird. Of course it would help if I had a photo of the top of his body, but he flew right over my car and took off. These are the only shots I could get. He’s not a large bird, if that helps with your ID. Again, thanks for your help. Osprey should be returning to Maine in a week or two. Those I can identify.
Doug

Beautifully captured, but I don't know