Jerry Friedman Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 This thing flew, with fast wingbeats but not very fast flight, over a wooded yard in a small town in northeastern Ohio, May 19. Might it be one of the cuckoos? Or some other genus or family? I assume it can't be identified to species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 How large was it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Could it possibly be an accipiter sp, like a Cooper's Hawk? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpoole Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 I was thinking Sharp-shinned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 10 minutes ago, Birding Boy said: Could it possibly be an accipiter sp, like a Cooper's Hawk? This. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 I didn't have an impression of a raptor at all, but maybe I was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 I’m having trouble seeing this as a raptor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 45 minutes ago, Avery said: I’m having trouble seeing this as a raptor Based on the original description of the flight ("fast wingbeats but not very fast flight"), so am I. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 IMO wings not narrow/pointed enough and tail not long/pointed enough for a cuckoo. If we keep eliminating species we can see what is left🙂. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Friedman Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 4 hours ago, RobinHood said: IMO wings not narrow/pointed enough and tail not long/pointed enough for a cuckoo. If we keep eliminating species we can see what is left🙂. I think we can narrow it down to Neoanserae (not a ratite or tinamou, and not in the duck-goose or pheasant-quail orders). Beyond that, I'm willing to leave it as needing a better picture. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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