tdteal Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 I found this Hawk and Sparrow in Payette County, Idaho on Sunday Jan 6th 2019. I also found 8 Greater Yellowlegs. Thank You for you help. The hawk I think might be a Rough Legged Hawk, I saw t fly and land and there was no red tail and the beak looks more Rough Legged to me but I would love input. The Sparrow I think might be a Savannah Sparrow. there were 4 or 5 in the reeds but a drainige ditch in between 2 fields. Thank You for you input and help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean C Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 (edited) I think SWHA or RLHA on the Hawk, but I'm not sure. @Melierax has more experience with Hawks in Idaho. The Sparrow is indeed a Savannah Edited January 7, 2019 by Sean C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, Sean C said: I think SWHA or RLHA on the Hawk, but I'm not sure. @Melierax has more experience with Hawks in Idaho. The Sparrow is indeed a Savannah Swainsons Hawks migrate to Argentina for the winter. No black tail tip on this guy - meaning it's an immature dark morph red tail due to the light eye. Edited January 8, 2019 by Melierax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 A couple more tips for the hawk: the thin dark bands on the underside of the tail are generally indicative of a red tail. Also, shape is key. Rough-leggeds appear bottom heavy, whereas Red-tails look broad shouldered and more top heavy. I agree with the sparrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdteal Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Melierax said: Swainsons Hawks migrate to Argentina for the winter. No black tail tip on this guy - meaning it's an immature dark morph red tail due to the light eye. Thank You we have already had a report of a Swainson's Hawk in Elmore county, Idaho. Not sure how reliable that sighting is how. But I thought also a immature Red Tail dark morph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melierax Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 44 minutes ago, tdteal said: Thank You we have already had a report of a Swainson's Hawk in Elmore county, Idaho. Not sure how reliable that sighting is how. But I thought also a immature Red Tail dark morph. Oh okay, I didnt see that report. Swanson's also have dark tail tips and their under wing coverts are light and their flight feathers are dark, the opposite of your bird. The dark morphs are a bit iffy with that feature but the under wing coverts are a light orangish rather than black like your bird. Also, the overall giss doesn't look swainsons to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Juvenile dark-morph Red-tailed Hawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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