(The second bird has been identified as a Golden-Crowned Kinglet, but still no ID on the hawk)
First a mystery hawk.....the black on the tail is just the shadow of the wire he is on.
He posed very nicely, but I still can't tell one from another. Please tell me how you know which one he is. The black on the tail is shadow of the wire. These are the same hawk.
Second mystery bird.....3 poor shots at twilight as the sun was sinking behind the trees.
It is small, grey with bits of yellow, black and white. Click on photos to bring up larger.
A warbler?
Help?
He posed very nicely, but I still can't tell one from another. Please tell me how you know which one he is. The black on the tail is shadow of the wire. These are the same hawk.Second mystery bird.....3 poor shots at twilight as the sun was sinking behind the trees.
It is small, grey with bits of yellow, black and white. Click on photos to bring up larger.
A warbler?
Help?
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20 comments:
I am trying to catch up on visiting the blogs...I will get my hawk books and look after a bit. You know, I think even though I have two books, I am finding it hard to identify some of the hawks.
Not sure about the other bird...when I worked at the orchard, there was a bird or two that I never did feel like I truly identified.
I don't know what type of hawk this is, but you got a couple of beautiful pictures.
Have no clue about the hawk--but the little one I think is a Yellow-rumped Warbler... BUT--I'm always open to other opinions.. It's hard this time of year since the colors are so different.
Hugs,
Betsy
Mary,
I'll leave the hawk to the locals (great shots though) but I'd say that the littl'un is a Golden-Crowned Kinglet (f).
Lovely birds, like our Firecrests.
The hawk is really tough to id, especially as there is no hint of its underwing pattern to go by, but I agree with Kingsdowner's id of the Golden-crowned Kinglet.
Rose: I was beginning to think I was the only one who couldn't look at a hawk and say, "Oh that is such and such..." with great authority! No matter how many I photograph, they look the same to me.
George and Betsy: Thanks for trying! I hate it when I have unidentified birds and having bad photos to go by doesn't help :-)
Steve and Ann: I hope you are both right, because I have never seen a Golden-crowned Kinglet! A lifer! I've seen the Ruby-crowned and should have recognized the similarity. Now that I look in the book, I think you are right! He was in a real dense tangle and the sun was almost gone and I didn't even think my photos would turn out.
Hmmmmm-that's interesting. I've never even heard of a Golden-crowned Kinglet--nor seen a picture. Gee-there's so many birds I don't know.. Thanks!!
Betsy
Betsy: Obviously there are many I don't know, too. Ann steered me to the best guide I have bought so far: Sibley Field Guide to Birds. I really like how it is organized and the different views it gives on each bird.
Can't help with the Hawk,but the other one is a Golden-crowned Kinglet.Fot anyone interested there is a great bird program available from Thayer http://www.thayerbirding.com/
This is a most worthwhile purchase and I heartily recommend it.
Blessings,Ruth
Ruth: I'm so glad everyone thinks it is a Golden-Crowned Kinglet since that is new for me! I'll check out that program. Thanks!
I'm not good at ID'ing hawks either, but could it possibly be a juvenile Broad-winged hawk? The illustration in my Sibley's looks comparable. I don't know about that other bird either, but it is interesting just the same. Star does manage to steal the show doesn't he. He He.
B.
Nice pictures of the hawk. I've checked my book but it doesn't seem to be in the book I have. I lean towards a falcon of some sort but what do I know?
We've had ruby crowned kinglets in our yard ... but not in winter!
Mary, I have looked and looked at my books and cannot come to any conclusion about the hawk. Did you see it flying any and what kind of territory was the surrounding land?
I am no help on either bird. But love the Hawk photos.
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Becky: Thanks for trying and I was happy with the shots even if I don't know what it is. Mike might have taken the second one...we were both trying.
Cicero: Hawk...falcon....I certainly have no idea! YOu may be right. Well, I'm a lot further south, so this is my time for Kinglets, I guess. This one was at Henderston Slough where we went to check on the swans and geese.
Rose: No, it just sat there...surprisingly. I never get good photos or see things when they fly. I'm just too slow.
Leedra:Thanks!
Mary: I love your hawk photo. It may be a youngster and it is making it hard to ID. I love that you ID the other bird.
Fishing Guy: Apparently that is the problem. I was thrilled that the Kinglet was a bird that I had not seen before.
The hawk is really hard but I believe in the second photo you have a Golden Crowned Kinglet.
I wish I could ID that hawk. I paged through my book, but I just don't know. I forwarded this to a friend to see if she can solve the mystery. Great photos!
I believe the hawk is a juvenile Broad-winged Hawk. The shape tells us that it is a buteo (the soaring hawks like Red-tailed) and the fact he is sitting on a wire tells us that he is one of the smaller buteos. This bird is a little pale, and doesn't show the bands in the tail I would expect. But since Broad-wingeds normally spend the winter in Columbia, we don't get to see them at this time of year. So perhaps this faded look is normal. I hope you will share your photos with the Indiana Bird Records Committee. If this is a Broad-winged, it needs to be documented. My two cents.
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