Raptor ID - Southern Ontario, Canada (1 Viewer)

jimtfoto

Well-known member

• Dec 12, 2006

• #1

The attached pic has been on my website for some time, IDd by me as a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk. My wife has recently thrown some doubt my way ... she believes it to be a Rough-legged Hawk.
Any thoughts??

Cheers, and thanks,
jim

 

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talon_dfa

Well-known member

• Dec 12, 2006

• #2

White scapulars looks like RTHA to me...
Also...
RLHA wingtips should reach the tip of the tail...
Eastern RTHAs wingtips do not (Western RTHAs do)

 

AlexC

Aves en Los Ángeles

Opus Editor

• Dec 12, 2006

• #3

Relationship rule #1: SHE is always right.
Birding rule #1: Trust instincts.

So, we have a conflict here. This is a juvie Red-tailed for me - white scapulars in V, no pale head you'd see on a light Rough-lgged.

 

jason stannage

Well-known member

• Dec 12, 2006

• #4

jimtfoto said:

The attached pic has been on my website for some time, IDd by me as a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk. My wife has recently thrown some doubt my way ... she believes it to be a Rough-legged Hawk.
Any thoughts??

Cheers, and thanks,
jim

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hi jim the bird in the pic is a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk great pic

 

jimtfoto

Well-known member

• Dec 13, 2006

• #5

Thanks for the help ... much appreciated ... the easy part is now over, now comes the hard part -- telling my wife she was wrong!!!

cheers,
jim