gladner Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Maryland in Dec 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 1. Broad-winged Hawk, although I have no experience with these birds so I could be wrong. 2. Red-shouldered Hawk. The black-and-white wings, orange barred chest, and somewhat pale face along with the dark eyes are pretty distinctive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Both are Red-shouldered. Note the pale barring on the secondaries. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: Both are Red-shouldered. Note the pale barring on the secondaries. Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Note also the throat color/pattern on the first bird: 44.pdf (cobirds.org) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Also note the time of year. In December BWHAs are well south of Maryland. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colton V Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Ok I know nothing about hawks... I’ll be staying away from these from now on 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 3 hours ago, Colton V said: Ok I know nothing about hawks... I’ll be staying away from these from now on 😂 We often learn more from our mistakes (but don't ask how that's working out for me on vireos). 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Is the first a juvenile or something or is it lighting it looks more like a red tailed color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 1 minute ago, IKLland said: Is the first a juvenile or something or is it lighting it looks more like a red tailed color The first is young, yes. What do you mean by Red-tailed color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 1 minute ago, The Bird Nuts said: The first is young, yes. What do you mean by Red-tailed color? I meant it looked more of the color of a red tailed hawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Just now, IKLland said: I meant it looked more of the color of a red tailed hawk Yes, but which part is more of a Red-tailed color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 9 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: Yes, but which part is more of a Red-tailed color? The breast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Just now, IKLland said: The breast A Red-tailed's streaking is concentrated lower on the belly while this bird has more streaking on the upper breast. Besides, this bird has a smaller build, smaller bill, bright yellow cere, and obvious pale barring on the secondaries. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gladner Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 Thanks all. We see Red Shouldered all the time in this park. But none of them looked like this first bird, so I would have thought it was a different hawk. Always glad to be educated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candydez12 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 1. Red shouldered Hawk 2. Also a Red shouldered Hawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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