Gaucho25 2 Posted February 8 My friend saw this massive bird by her home in Folsom, California this afternoon. She sees hawks periodically but this one is huge. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IvoryBillHope 366 Posted February 8 Unfortunately, probably not identifiable from these shots. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millipede 207 Posted February 8 Zooming into the bird on the tree I'd want to call it a hawk... but don't quote me on that. Size is hard to judge as well. The bird flying, I do wonder if someone could see the profile of the wings, etc and have an idea... I do think species will be difficult on this one... is for me, for sure. I did want to say that the picture of the bird flying lines up perfectly with the wire. Looks like it's part of it or something on the wires. ha... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Bird Nuts 1,537 Posted February 8 First impression was Red-tailed Hawk based on color (dark brown head, buff breast) and shape, but I can't be 100% certain. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kerri 128 Posted February 8 Could be the angle but that wing looks really wide/huge to me lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony Leukering 122 Posted February 11 I'd go with adult Red-tailed Hawk -- dark head, pale underparts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaucho25 2 Posted February 12 Thank you everyone for your help! I told my friend your opinions and she was really excited. She also promised me she would buy a field guide and binoculars. Thank you so much!!! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
