Unknown bird of prey (1 Viewer)

wonderview

Well-known member

• Feb 3, 2015

• #1

Would anyone want to hazard a guess as to what type of hawk this is? I saw it flying toward me and thought it might get quite close, but it suddenly veered off and the only photo I could get of it was when it zoomed through a gap in some treetops in the distance. I thought it might be a broad winged hawk but am unsure of that, I'm not too familiar with birds of prey.
Taken in Nova Scotia, Canada on Feb 1st of this year.

 

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KC Foggin

Very, very long time member

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• Feb 3, 2015

• #2

Looks to be a Red-tailed Hawk to me Bill.

 

wonderview

Well-known member

• Feb 3, 2015

• #3

I think you may be right. I looked up 6 or 8 birds of prey trying to match this up but didn't think of the RTH till a few minutes ago. That's the closest match for coloration so I'm gonna go with that. Thanks KC!

 

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Kratter

Well-known member

• Feb 3, 2015

• #4

The dark marked patagium (leading edge of the wing close to the body) is a really good field mark for separating out flying Red-tailed Hawks; no other raptor has these.

Andy

 

AlexC

Aves en Los Ángeles

Opus Editor

• Feb 4, 2015

• #5

The rule of thumb in North America is, first, rule out a Red-tail. This is a Red-tail.

 

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AdrianB73

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• Feb 5, 2015

• #6

I agree with red-tailed hawk. In the future, please include the location in the title of the thread.