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Thursday 30th August 2007, 20:31
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Central Florida Hawks: August 07
My first attempt to post pics - should be fun!
Some hawks that I have theories for but would like confirmation. All take with a stills feature of a Cam-corder, so not great quality. |
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Thursday 30th August 2007, 20:54
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1 and 2 are juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk, 3 is probably another Red-shouldered, and 4 is an adult Red-shouldered, the Florida subspecies.
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Thursday 30th August 2007, 20:58
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Thanks tim.birdboy - I wasn't sure about the second one in particular, it had less barring on the undertail, only three broader bars than can be seen on the 1st bird.
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Friday 31st August 2007, 08:25
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Friday 31st August 2007, 12:39
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Oh, yes, now I see.
 I agree with Cooper's. *blush* |
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Friday 31st August 2007, 13:36
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Thanks all, I think I had got it down to a Cooper's, but was surprised by the 'spotted' appearance of the chest - does that make it this years young bird (Sibley) only shows a '1st year')
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Friday 31st August 2007, 14:10
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I think the Accipiter is a hatch year bird, note the pale tips to all coverts It might perhaps seem strange that the streaking of the underparts stops abruptly on lower breast, but it more or less does on some.
It has a Cooper´s Hawk feel to it (tail is not visible) http://rachelita.oiseaux.net/cooper.s.hawk.2.html#fiche JanJ |
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Friday 31st August 2007, 14:13
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Wild, Wild West ................... ern Spindalis
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I'm also getting an Accipiter feel for number 3.
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Friday 31st August 2007, 14:27
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JanJ - thanks for the detail (I have enjoyed reading your helpful comments on other threads)
Here is a pic of the upper tail: |
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