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Eagle? Nampa, Idaho, USA (1 Viewer)

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jnicholes

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Hello,

So, I was doing some stuff around the house, when I heard a bunch of Eagle cries. After hearing three, I knew there was an Eagle fight going on outside. I went out and I saw them circling and fighting. I got a video and a picture of one of the Eagles. I am trying to find out what kind of eagles I saw fighting. Here is the picture:

Eagle.jpg

Can someone help me identify this bird? Is it even an Eagle? I am in Nampa, Idaho in the USA, by the way. The date is May 9th 2019, and the time I saw them was 11:25 AM.

Any help will be appreciated.

Jared
 
@aeshna5, You could be right. Do Hawks and Eagles sound similar? I could have mistaken the hawk for an eagle.

I'm also going through my bird ID books to try and figure out what it is.

Jared
 
@aeshna, I just went through my bird identification book. It looks like you're right. This may be a red-tailed hawk. The pictures, colors, wing profile, it's all a match.

Thanks for the help.

Jared
 
jnicholes said:
@aeshna5, You could be right. Do Hawks and Eagles sound similar? I could have mistaken the hawk for an eagle.

I'm also going through my bird ID books to try and figure out what it is.

Jared
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Golden and Bald Eagles both give a variety of calls, some of which sound like some hawk calls, some of which sound more like a gull. None of them is particularly impressive, so Hollywood often substitutes the call of a Red-tailed Hawk for that of an eagle, the hawk call being more striking.
 
rkj said:
. . .Hollywood often substitutes the call of a Red-tailed Hawk for that of an eagle, the hawk call being more striking.
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And not just for eagles but for Turkey Vultures as well (which, of course, are silent on the wing).
 
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