Re: hawk id

All,
credit for photos goes to DH, Andy Thompson. He says thanks very much for
the photo compliments. It really pays to get at least 8x optical zoom or
like his Nikon those that take the lenses. He has had the camera about 2
months now, and has been doing side line photography at Univ. Texas football
games to practice. I like my Kodak DX7590 for ease of holding - he prefers
having the two hand hold on the body and lens of his Nikon.

Ok, based on the Natl Audubon Society Field Guide,
I was leaning towards the following hawks.
Red Shouldered - although maybe not that wing span (book says 3ft, 4in)
Northern Harrier - again not that much wing span 3ft, 6in
Broad Winged Hawk
Swainson's - hmmmm mentions warm browned breast adults, darker juvenile and
wing span.
Sharp Shinned

the Cooper's did not quite fit to me...did not seem to have a rounded tail
nor rounded wings, although the whole time we observed the bird he was
soaring with tail spread and not tucked in. There wasn't much wing flapping
(although it did appear slowish - what little I saw) and he was maybe 40-70
feet above the ground. (unlike a lot of females, I am pretty good at judging
distances - DH thought 60-80 ish which isn't a lot higher) I would guess he
was a bit bigger than a blue jay, and we do have a few good sized jays that
visit the feeder regularly for comparison.
Eliminated Red Tailed/Harlan's Hawk due not a white breast and the tail
bands present
Eliminated White Tailed due to multiple bands on tail

Looking at the Peterson Multimedia Guide CD....
Sharp Shinned or
Coopers

we did not hear any noise/calls today, but what I have heard other mornings
sounds more like the Cooper's on the CD than the Sharp Shinned.

Gosh, this is really fun!

Cheers, SpringPam






"Howard Lester" <heylester@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:11mai0827ck3hac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> My first guess is an immature Cooper's Hawk. I saw one that looked a lot
> like that in my yard last week. I, too, am too lazy to get up to look in
the
> books.
>
> Nice photos! The last one looks like it could be a Chimney Swift. ;-)
> ("flying cigar")
>
>
> > www.c9c.com/pam/bird.asp


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