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Bird Brain- The headline was supposed to read Hawk Help. That is a good question you raise whether these hawks are he’s or she’s! Can anyone answer that and provide the insights?

Thank you Bird Nuts and Merriam-Webster!

Explain diagnostic please Bird Nuts.

Thank you Kevin. Is it the time of year, the red shoulders not really showing? I usually don’t think of Hawks as cute. But the young one on the sign has a cute face. Could the one in the tree be the mother?

Neat encounter at the pond near my house in the Charleston, SC area. Spotted a Hawk in the tree then another on the alligator warning sign as I was trying to get closer to photograph the one in the tree. I don’t see a red tail, nor red shoulders. Could these be juveniles? So I need help with a positive ID of each. Thank you.

Yes Charlie I know what you mean. I see the Brown Thrashers all the time here in North Charleston. So I just assumed that was one at my feeder. Surprised to learn this is the Hermit Thrush, which I’ve only photographed once before in Tennessee.

I posted this on some birding Facebook sites certain this is a Brown Thrasher but someone responded it’s a Hermit Thrush. Help please. Thank you!

American Kestrel sized. It resembled a Falcon to me.

Thanks Henry. It was smallish I would say.

Spotted this bird just minutes ago while sitting in my Charleston, S.C. area backyard. I don’t recognize this one but it’s a hawk right? A Cooper’s perhaps? Thank you forum friends.

Where do you live Seanbirds?

Wow this is a lifer bird for me then! Is it on a migratory route?

Not the best photo sorry. I’ve been seeing this bird type recently here in the Charleston, SC area. What caught my eye is what looks like possible yellow-tipped wings. I don’t think this is a YRW. Help please thank you!

Great responses, thanks you all. Great visual chart Kevin!

This looks like the Sanderlings I’ve photographed recently on the South Carolina coast. But this bird seems to have the back “toe” that the Sanderling lacks. What are we looking at here? Thank you.