kjsmith Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 All, Looking for help with a small accipiter in west Houston TX. I am assuming it is a rather small Cooper, juvenile? Maybe recently kicked out of the nest? It is overall darkish, rounded basal tail feathers, but chest is not streaked as I would expect in a juvenile, nor is it rufous as I would expect in an adult. And as I said before, it is a small bird so I am wondering if it is recently out of the nest, or some exotic that should not be here in west Houston. Any insights will be most appreciated.. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerri Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Juvenile Red Shouldered Hawk would be my guess but wait for the experts :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 (edited) This is an adult Broad-winged Hawk. The tail is much too short for any Accipiter. A Red-shouldered would be less compact and would have a slightly longer tail with thinner bands, contrasting barring on the flight feathers, and a lighter, more orange/red color overall. Edited April 8, 2019 by The Bird Nuts 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjsmith Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 Kerri, Nuts, Thanks for the help, I was way off base! Actually, there are a ton of Broad Wings in the area this morning so I really ought to have been on top of it. As it wasn't soaring about, a Broad wing didn't occur to me. In french its called a Petite buse.. "Petite" pretty much sums it up, small f'sure.. Thanks again! K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdbrain22 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Agree with Broad-winged Hawk here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor L. Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Broad-winged. One of my most recent lifer raptors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Nice photos! I've noticed a high influx of raptor migration this week here in the Heart of Texas. Today I had half a dozen Broad-winged and almost as many Swainson's, plus a Red-shouldered, Cooper's, and two Red-tailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjsmith Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 Liam, Thanks for the note and compliment, I was lucky to have my camera with me at the time. I have posted the photos to eBird along with my other sightings for the day. Definitely a lot of braodwings out now... The one I saw in the tree was the first I have ever seen up close, that is why I was thrown off, was so unexpected. Kevin.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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