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  1. Bird Nut

    Immature hawk - east Tennessee

    There were two immature hawks circling fairly low. One I am sure was a red-shouldered. I managed to get off just one shot. Can anyone confirm whether this is an immature red-shouldered hawk? Thanks.
  2. Bird Nut

    advice on digital camera sought

    I am looking to buy a digital camera to carry with me while birding. I own a Nikon film camera with a 300mm lens and am looking for a digital camera that would be less cumbersome and lighter in weight to replace it. It would have to take photos at the same power or greater than what I already...
  3. Bird Nut

    Immature Buteo question - Tennessee

    Does an immature red-tailed hawk always have a belly band? Got a decent look at a perched immature buteo that I thought was a red-shouldered but it flew before I could get my camera out. The bird had barring on its chest but an unmarked white belly with no sign of a belly band. It then...
  4. Bird Nut

    Red-Shouldered Hawk? USA - NJ

    A friend has asked me for help in identifying a hawk he's seeing in his yard on the New Jersey coast. It looks like a Red-Shouldered to me but its tail just seems awfully long for a RS Hawk. Could someone please confirm. Thanks.
  5. Bird Nut

    Immature Cooper's Hawk - Tennessee

    I was sure this was a Cooper's Hawk till I looked at the photos. Now I'm not sure. The tail looked more rounded and the terminal white band wider when I was looking at this hawk. Confirm or not please. Thanks.
  6. Bird Nut

    Buteo - east Tennessee, USA

    Not sure if this is a Red-Shouldered or Broad-Winged Hawk. The wide white tail band looks like Broad-Winged but the white crescents at the wing tips make me think Red-Shouldered. Would appreciate some opinions. Thanks.
  7. Bird Nut

    red bird that's not a cardinal

    A friend of mine has a red bird visiting his feeder (east Tennessee) that he says looks like a male cardinal without a crest, with wings "like a female cardinal" (whatever that means) and deep blue around its eyes. I had thought he might be seeing a Summer Tanager until he mentioned the deep...
  8. Bird Nut

    Duck question - probable hybrid v. rare duck

    We all know that there are numerous Mallard hybrids dabbling throughout the U.S. I've seen some fascinating ones. It occurs to me that if by chance one of these fascinating ducks is not in fact a hybrid but a rare (for the US) species of waterfowl from Europe or Asia, I would pass it by without...
  9. Bird Nut

    Mystery songster

    I need help IDing a bird that I didn't see. Yesterday I was in a park in the eastern part of Tennessee and heard this bird repeatedly singing the same song from the top of a tree. I tried for 30 minutes to get a look at the bird but each time I saw movement it turned out to be a Cedar Waxwing...
  10. Bird Nut

    small scopes - unstable in the wind?

    I am looking to buy a new spotting scope and had just about decided to go with a 65mm rather than a larger one when a local birder whose opinion I respect gave the opinion that heavy can be better in that the 80mm scopes are more stable in windy conditions. Does anyone else find that a lighter...
  11. Bird Nut

    Request help with hawk ID

    Saturday (Dec. 20) a little after 5 p.m., I went out to sit on my deck (in Knoxville,Tennessee) to see if any birds were around. All was quiet. After about 5 minutes a loud fluttering of wings caused me to look up in time to see the blurred form of a large bird go by and alight in the pine some...
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