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Swallow, Hawk, and Goose IDs (1 Viewer)

gthang

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OK, so I have more birds to ID! Don't be afraid!

The first three are of a Hawk I saw flying towards a tree near Stissing Mountain, NY. At first, the bird, flying away from me, appeared to be a Pileated Woodpecker. What I mean by this is that the undersides of the wings had elipsical white patches, not unlike the white patches on the uppersides of a Pileated's wings. Even though the hawk is partially blocke by branches, I have faith in fellow members to correctly ID this hawk.

The second bird (4th picture) is a swallow. I have ID'd it as a Tree Swallow, but I wanted an expert's opinion.

The third bird (5th picture) is a goose. I have neared a conclusion that this could be a Graylag Goose, but, like the swallow, I wanted an expert's opinion.

Thanks in advance!
 

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Seems the Broad-Winged Hawk is the most likely choice. Thanks again, oldsquaw!
 
Hi there,
Would agree with Van,seem to be(left to right):Broad-winged Hawk(clearly not an Accipiter,and underparts pattern wrong for Red-tailed etc),Tree Swallow(all white underparts incl.face rule out other hirundine species in the region) and domestic Greylag Goose.
Harry
 
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