slidinghills Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Not sure if this one will be identifiable... SW Alberta earlier this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 There’s only a few hawks left hanging around the province now: Rough-legged, red-tails, northern goshawk, Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s hawks. Wings to me look long and broad suggesting a buteo, and the absence of any dark wrist patches would rule out Rough-legged, so my bet is red-tailed. Though I’d wait for a second opinion, hard to tell. I feel obligated to try with posts from Alberta ? I know there’s lots of reports of goshawks recently around, but I’ve never been able to figure those out unless they’re adults. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 From these photos, this bird doesn't feel like a buteo to me. Size-wise, NOGO are buteo-sized but structurally very different. The underside of the wing could be a NOGO (thinner streaking) and the barring seems not as thick as COHA would be. The bird seems to be girthy and barrel-chested which would be good for NOGO, but could easily be a COHA with a full crop. Accipiter sp. would be safe here unless you have better pics. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 I'd guess Gos. It feels like one and the underparts streaking goes a LONG way back. The second pic is just not sharp enough to see whether the streaking continues onto the under-tail coverts. That underparts streaking rules out all buteos that might be there in Dec. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slidinghills Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 Thank you all for the input. It is much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Why not a harrier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Should be able to see the white rump even with these pictures, and in the second photo it’s soaring(?) with its wings held flat instead of a ‘V’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 1 hour ago, IKLland said: Why not a harrier? Why a harrier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, DLecy said: Why a harrier? Not sure just came into my thought Edited December 7, 2020 by IKLland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candydez12 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 On 12/6/2020 at 8:22 AM, Tony Leukering said: I'd guess Gos. It feels like one and the underparts streaking goes a LONG way back. The second pic is just not sharp enough to see whether the streaking continues onto the under-tail coverts. That underparts streaking rules out all buteos that might be there in Dec. Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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