Outdoor Ontario

Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: sedean on March 07, 2015, 07:22:15 PM

Title: Need assistance ID'ing this one
Post by: sedean on March 07, 2015, 07:22:15 PM

[attachment=1:wxmobdu1]IMG_7512.jpg[/attachment:wxmobdu1]Having a hard time identifying this one. Assumed it was a young red-tailed hawk but the markings don't match up, and can't find anything else that is obvious. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Title: Re: Need assistance ID'ing this one
Post by: birdwatch ontario on March 07, 2015, 08:29:46 PM

Note its' small and compact size black tail with narrow white stripes and entirely black back. Another hint is that this bird is a falcon.  Good luck.

Title: Re: Need assistance ID'ing this one
Post by: Rotarran on March 08, 2015, 08:16:16 AM

To me this bird most closely resembles a Merlin. That'd be my first guess.

Title: Re: Need assistance ID'ing this one
Post by: Napper on March 08, 2015, 02:04:15 PM

It resembles a Merlin because it is a Meriin  :D

Where was this beauty spotted?

Napper :D

We see them all summer In Tiny Township

Title: Re: Need assistance ID'ing this one
Post by: sedean on March 08, 2015, 03:30:27 PM

Thanks very much everyone! I was leaning towards a Merlin after the helpful hints from the "birdwatch ontario" posting last night. Appreciate the confirmation. We saw this beauty yesterday late afternoon on Unwin Drive, just before the playground/soccer field. I've seen tons of Red-tailed hawks in the area but never a Merlin.