Outdoor Ontario

Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Misty01 on September 08, 2009, 02:39:45 AM

Title: hawk
Post by: Misty01 on September 08, 2009, 02:39:45 AM

I think it could be a coopers or a broadwing hawk but I wasn't close enough to tell. Hopefully someone can help me out with this pic.
Thanks, Crystal

(http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn123/lastcast01/DSC04350.jpg)

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Post by: MEGHAN on September 08, 2009, 03:23:28 PM

I am probably wrong as I am very new to this, but I think Red Tail.
Am I right??

Meg

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Post by: Misty01 on September 08, 2009, 05:29:45 PM

no it was just a little smaller than a red tail hawk and the belly has the orange lines like a coopers or a broadwing; with red tails they have a white chest with a brown band across the chest. Thanks for trying though Meghan  :D The brown spots also threw me off on this one and I was really disappointed I couldn't get closer for a better ID  :(  Hopefully next time eh!

Title: Broad-winged Hawk
Post by: Iain on September 08, 2009, 06:16:35 PM

Horizontal barring on the chest getting thicker towards the head.  Smaller than red-tail.  These guys are starting their fall migration and come through Southern Ontario in huge numbers.

Iain

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Post by: MEGHAN on September 08, 2009, 07:43:25 PM

I knew I was wrong. I tried. This is what I love about this site, everyone is here to learn and to teach. I learn something new everytime I am here.

Meg

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Post by: Misty01 on September 09, 2009, 02:05:05 AM

Awsome thanks for the ID Iain.
Meghan that's why I love this site too!
I have learned so much since Jan. when I joined; everyone has been a big help on here  :D