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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Matt_RTH" data-source="post: 1576321" data-attributes="member: 53715">Hi, I want to confirm the ID of these hawks and owl.  This is in the Eastern Sierra, near Mammoth, CA.  These are all taken in the last week, so late summer.Hawks:This was an unusual activity to me. These same hawks hunted the same ridge every night almost like clockwork. They seemed to work in teams, of up to 4 birds observed.  I had never seen this behavior before (hawks hunting together) so immediately thought "Swainson's" which migrate together.  However, everything about the images makes me want to say Red Tail.  These were all shot at obscene distances near dusk, so I was lucky to get any detail.  While binocular viewing was difficult, I did not get the impression that any of the hawks were different species over three nights observed.Owl: This is wishful thinking , hoping it might be something other than a Great Horned.  I got the impression of a Long Eared or possibly Western Screech. This thing looked too large for a Screech, and too small for a Great Horned. However, my overall impression is decidedly Great Horned.  Oddly enough, this was mid-day and the owl was as alert as could be.  He reminded me of a cat. Completely aloof but very cognizant of my presence.Thanks for your help.Matt</blockquote>