MarkG Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I saw this hawk this morning just outside of Chapel Hill, NC. It was perched on top of a dead tree where I usually see Red-headed Woodpeckers. The resident Red-head was very unhappy with the hawk being there. Although the hawk wasn't in very good light I took some photos, the images are OK, I had to lighten them quite a bit. I thought when I saw the hawk it was one of the Red-shouldered Hawks I often see in this area, but looking at the images, I'm not sure. It looks better for a Broad-winged Hawk, but that's a species I only see occasionally in my area, so I'm not real familiar with them. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansabirdguy Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I'm leaning toward Red-shouldered. Wait for other opinions 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I like Red-shouldered too. White edging on the wing feathers and red horizontal stripes on the breast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Definitely a Red-shouldered. Broad-winged Hawks have broad white tail bands and they lack the white barring on the wings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 This is all you really need to distinguish between RSHA and BWHA and rule out accipiters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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