Dave O Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Bird is on wooded trail , flys close to ground . 22 inch wing span , wing shape is falcon like . Molted brown with rust color spots on back .Wings an back and tail all same color . No bars on wing or tail . No strips . No sounds . seems to always be on ground . I have seen it only three times Thanks. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) Perhaps a thrush of some sort? Where are you located? Edited May 23 by Seanbirds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 1 hour ago, Seanbirds said: Where are you located? It’s in the title. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 10 hours ago, IKLland said: It’s in the title. NC is a long state with a variety of habitats. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 22 inches is a pretty big wingspan, @Dave O. I'm not sure about their wings being falcon shaped, but a Ruffed Grouse sort of fits your description. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruffed_Grouse/id 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave O Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 Not a Grouse. May be in night hawk , night jar group. Wings are shape of a Falcon , clean edges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Welcome to Whatbird! Maybe an American Woodcock? Have you noticed its bill? Eastern Whip-poor-will and Chuck-will's-widow seem like possibilities too, as you said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave O Posted May 24 Author Share Posted May 24 Coast of N C Wilmington 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Brown Thrasher? https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown_Thrasher 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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