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12-29-2012, 12:41 PM
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12-29-2012, 12:56 PM
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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Won't swear to it but I think it's a Rough-legged Hawk.
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12-29-2012, 01:06 PM
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Location: Nantahala National Forest, NC
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I will go with Red-shouldered hawk...  |
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12-29-2012, 01:12 PM
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Coopers ?
Any vids of it flying, that will tell all  |
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12-29-2012, 08:32 PM
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Location: Texas
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Thanks, Ya'll.
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12-29-2012, 08:34 PM
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I agree with red tailed/shoulder
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12-29-2012, 08:47 PM
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Location: Canada
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Red-tailed hawk aka chickenhawk. We have them all over the place. But for the first time ever, we had a pair of bald eagles with a young one appear in early winter and they are still around.
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12-29-2012, 09:41 PM
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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Not Red-tailed but yeah, could very well be Red-shoulder.
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12-30-2012, 02:12 AM
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Location: Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TroutDude
Not Red-tailed but yeah, could very well be Red-shoulder.
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I agree it's not that easy to tell because colouring can vary quite a bit in the birds from lighter to dark, but if you look at the range of the two different birds - (I am assuming the OP took the photo in his area) - red-tailed and red-shouldered and you look at the colouring, the red-tailed hawk is darker than the red-shouldered hawk. Plus, the red-tailed hawk is the most common hawk in N. America. The lack, in the photo, of a more distinctly red tail could simply be a sign that it is a young one.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Red-tailed Hawk, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology |
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12-30-2012, 10:53 AM
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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Identifying hawks can be tough, especially when photographed from the back. I'm not an experienced enough birder to be positive.
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