Help with Hawk ID
Jun 26, 2021 07:40:44 #
Juvenile Cooper's Hawk. Long rounded tail, no "belly band" that all Red-tails have.
Jun 26, 2021 08:21:34 #
dalcar wrote:
Can anyone tell me what kind of Hawk this is.
If you have FB sent this photo and note location to "what's this bird".
Jun 26, 2021 08:32:01 #
Jun 26, 2021 12:41:48 #
I decided to look this up. From what I can tell from my (old) bird book is that it is a Merlin Hawk or sometimes called a Pigeon Hawk. Coopers Hawks are more tan/light brown and white on their breast. Still, I'm no expert.
Jun 26, 2021 14:05:14 #
Jun 26, 2021 17:29:37 #
Not a Red-tail no belly band, Not a sharpie or a Cooper no brown streaks on the chest to belly. Does appear to have a dark malar stripe (down load would help) and lightly marked chest. If the picture was taken in the Indiana area the chances are a light juvenile Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)
Jun 26, 2021 23:11:31 #
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