Hawk for ID Nebraska (1 Viewer)

Tero

Retired

• Jan 29, 2018

• #1

Branched Oak lake just North of Lincoln. The dark breast is confusing me.

 

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BobbitWorm45

Well-known member

• Jan 29, 2018

• #2

Rough-legged Hawk(Buzzard)

 

Tero

Retired

• Jan 29, 2018

• #3

OK. I was in my car and just got the takeoff, but it was quite aways off when when I got back to binoculars. Never saw the underwings.

I saw ”three” similar hawks in a one hour period but as they were on the same road, I am thinking they were just the same bird.

 

The Bird Nuts

Birding Duo

• Jan 30, 2018

• #4

This looks better for a Red-tailed Hawk to me. Light morph, immature Roughies usually have light eyes and they have smaller beaks and smaller, lighter-colored heads.

 

Tero

Retired

• Jan 30, 2018

• #5

Hmm, yeah, but the streaking on the upper chest had me confused. The reddish tinge in the neck behind the head would lean to red tail as well. Looking at my copy of Wheeler, the Eastern x Western cross has that facial pattern.

I did not end up listing it in the eBird list at all. We have had a young red-shouldered hawk there too, but it has a lighter chest. I have a fuzzy picture of it here.
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41152848

 

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Byronix

Well-known member

• Jan 30, 2018

• #6

Rough-legged Hawks also have noticeably tiny feet, as they hunt small rodents. This also looks like a red-tailed hawk to me.

 

Tero

Retired

• Jan 30, 2018

• #7

Thanks

 

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BobbitWorm45

Well-known member

• Jan 30, 2018

• #8

Yes, after another look I agree Red-tailed.