tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post6867224372322229310..comments2023-09-18T06:38:04.194-04:00Comments on Palemaleirregulars: Double Raptored!, and a Blakeman IDDonegal Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809720759418462703noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-28799825269974992842007-12-12T21:13:00.000-05:002007-12-12T21:13:00.000-05:00Chris,Absolutely, the hawk that went over the hous...Chris,<BR/><BR/>Absolutely, the hawk that went over the house was a different hawk, a Buteo. And I'd say that it was one of the local Krider's Red-tails due to the absolute paleness. As I said it flew like a Red-tail, and was shaped like a Red-tail, and that I do know. As Red-tails are pretty much all I've watched for the last three years, beyond dickey-birds. :-)Donegal Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09809720759418462703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-78408140003473792862007-12-12T13:24:00.000-05:002007-12-12T13:24:00.000-05:00Donna, I'm fairly sure that's an immature Cooper's...Donna, I'm fairly sure that's an immature Cooper's Hawk. I can't comment on the jizz you got off it, but the photos clearly show all the field marks I'd look for in a perched Cooper's, and the posture is clearly that of an accipiter, not a buteo. <BR/><BR/>The head and profile are definitely wrong for a Broad-winged. The streaking on the breast is wrong, and the tail is much too long. And immature Broad-wingeds have dark-looking eyes--Immature Coops have pale eyes, like the one in this picture. This bird's eyes will turn blood-red as it matures. <BR/><BR/>Is there any chance that this isn't the same buteo-like bird you saw fly over your head earlier?<BR/><BR/>The only other possibility is sharpie, and the relatively unmarked belly, combined with the pronounced white tip to the tail, and the large pale spots on the back, all tend to rule that out. <BR/><BR/>When you bird in New York City, in places like Van Cortlandt Park, you get a ton of practice with Coopers and Sharpies (and Broad-winged) in the fall and winter. Back in the early 90's, I used to tell other birders "I'm seeing more Cooper's than Sharpies!", and they'd scoff--they don't anymore. Cooper's Hawks are making a huge comeback. <BR/><BR/>Chris LyonsChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00271250698430923736noreply@blogger.com