nathannlynch Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) Okay another one for you all after the great help I got with that sparrow ... When: Sunday, Jan 16, 2 PM Where: Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY. Forested area with thick brush below, near the lake. What: Smallish hawk sat high in the tree for about 10 minutes (harassed by a couple nearby blue jays) before making a short flight to another nearby perch. Thanks for your help - excited for a potential lifer! Edited January 16 by nathannlynch Adding details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 It's darker than the ones we have in the southeast but it looks good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Not a Red-shouldered with those broad white tail bands, solid brown flight feathers, and darker brown breast. This is a very late/early Broad-winged Hawk. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannlynch Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 Thanks @Charlie Spencer! Definitely dark on the head but also a cloudy day. Was fun to watch. Much appreciate the insight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannlynch Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 (edited) @The Bird Nuts oh thanks for jumping in! That was the other option that came up when I ran it through Merlin. I will say I'm no good at color correction so I'm just dealing with whatever the camera gave me - couldn't say through the binoculars. Excited either way! I appreciate you taking a look. Edited January 17 by nathannlynch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 (edited) 16 minutes ago, nathannlynch said: @The Bird Nuts oh thanks for jumping in! That was the other option that came up when I ran it through Merlin. I will say I'm no good at color correction so I'm just dealing with whatever the camera gave me - couldn't say through the binoculars. Excited either way! I appreciate you taking a look. It's great that you got a shot of the tail and wing patterns. Those are more helpful than color here. Edited January 17 by The Bird Nuts 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 (edited) If you can, I would report that bird! New York does not have any records of BWHA from December to February! @nathannlynch Edited January 17 by Avery 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 11 hours ago, The Bird Nuts said: Not a Red-shouldered with those broad white tail bands, solid brown flight feathers, and darker brown breast. This is a very late/early Broad-winged Hawk. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannlynch Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Just wanted to thank everyone for all of your help! Got me feeling confident enough to report this unusual sighting! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 On 1/16/2022 at 7:19 PM, The Bird Nuts said: Not a Red-shouldered with those broad white tail bands, solid brown flight feathers, and darker brown breast. This is a very late/early Broad-winged Hawk. Great call. I noticed the secondaries weren’t checkered, but thought maybe it was the angle. This is a crazy bird for this time of the year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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