Dave Umhoefer Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Spotted near Menomonee River in Milwaukee today about 8 a.m. Is this a Golden Eagle? Any help appreciated. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneat Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Looks good for a Red-tailed Hawk 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Yup, a young Red tailed. Golden eagle would be almost entirely dark, and larger. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Umhoefer Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 Thanks to both of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindy Smith Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Agree, confusing as they have striped tails. Great photos. Just saw my first young golden and they are very dark with a white tail with a black band (thought I was looking at the rarely seen common black hawk before I got guidance from this group). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra C Antonio Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 There is a "couple" with what looks like a large nest of sticks, "at least 3 ft across" 1st noticed a month ago, it is continuing to increase in size, we have seen 2 different looking birds, they have a white tail, with white heads 1 is significantly larger than the other, the other couple are close to the same size, hawk like in size. I downloaded a eagle talking and it sounded just like that, then this morning a couple the 1 I saw had a white tail, and they were talking to each other, these are larger birds, SO, I don't know if it's the same couple but they definitely have a white tail.?? Opinions welcome A smaller bird i haven't seen but smaller, it sounds like it's saying, "I PRETTY" ideas??? Haven't been able to get a picture. But I know it was 2 eagles , as they were feeding on a deer carcass someone had thrown in the back of the church, it is a large back yard, live in the country, 17, 000 pop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Your “I Pretty” bird may be a Black-capped Chickadee: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/217850561 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 17 hours ago, Cassandra C Antonio said: There is a "couple" with what looks like a large nest of sticks, "at least 3 ft across" 1st noticed a month ago, it is continuing to increase in size, we have seen 2 different looking birds, they have a white tail, with white heads 1 is significantly larger than the other, the other couple are close to the same size, hawk like in size. I downloaded a eagle talking and it sounded just like that, then this morning a couple the 1 I saw had a white tail, and they were talking to each other, these are larger birds, SO, I don't know if it's the same couple but they definitely have a white tail.?? Opinions welcome A smaller bird i haven't seen but smaller, it sounds like it's saying, "I PRETTY" ideas??? Haven't been able to get a picture. But I know it was 2 eagles , as they were feeding on a deer carcass someone had thrown in the back of the church, it is a large back yard, live in the country, 17, 000 pop @Cassandra C Antonio, welcome to Whatbird! Yes, it sounds like you have a breeding pair of Bald Eagles. Birds that size only share a nest when breeding, and female birds of prey are usually larger than males. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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