djleahy
Well-known member
Hi folks,
I snapped this guy fairly high overhead. Looks like a solid red-shouldered hawk to me. However, I had been watching some northern harriers just previously, and looking at Sibley's, it seems like a juvenile harrier would look similar. I think the buteo-esqueness shows here, but I thought I'd ask the experts.
One thing I'm specifically wondering about; both Peterson's and Sibley's talk about the "translucent window" in the base of the primaries for red-shouldered hawks. Seems like my shot should show this . . . is it visible? Maybe I don't quite understand what they mean by this.
DaveL
I snapped this guy fairly high overhead. Looks like a solid red-shouldered hawk to me. However, I had been watching some northern harriers just previously, and looking at Sibley's, it seems like a juvenile harrier would look similar. I think the buteo-esqueness shows here, but I thought I'd ask the experts.
One thing I'm specifically wondering about; both Peterson's and Sibley's talk about the "translucent window" in the base of the primaries for red-shouldered hawks. Seems like my shot should show this . . . is it visible? Maybe I don't quite understand what they mean by this.
DaveL