Post by Gord on Aug 14, 2006 17:58:26 GMT -8
This is from my Cheam Ridge trip on the 12th and the sketch and notes taken from it.
"Pale underside with heavy dark streakings on upper breast (sort of similar to light phase Swainson's hawk with the abruptly ending streaks). Wing markings; black tips (similar to northern harrier male), small dark crescent on 'wrists', dark border on secondaries, some but very limited markings on underwing coverts. Tail darker and contrasted with underside but no obvious bands visible. Upper bird, head to tail, brown and nondistinct."
Comparing this and my memory to the field guide one could say that it was a light phase juvenile broad-winged hawk! Not good enough for a life list IMO, but certainly a sighting of interest even though these hawks can confuse so it could have been a non-typical red-tailed hawk.
The picture does little but show some of the light areas and wing shape. The shadows makes it look darker than it was. When it banked and the sun hit it the paleness that was pretty much white was very obvious. Of course it stopped doing this when I got the camera out. My bad to not take pictures sooner.
"Pale underside with heavy dark streakings on upper breast (sort of similar to light phase Swainson's hawk with the abruptly ending streaks). Wing markings; black tips (similar to northern harrier male), small dark crescent on 'wrists', dark border on secondaries, some but very limited markings on underwing coverts. Tail darker and contrasted with underside but no obvious bands visible. Upper bird, head to tail, brown and nondistinct."
Comparing this and my memory to the field guide one could say that it was a light phase juvenile broad-winged hawk! Not good enough for a life list IMO, but certainly a sighting of interest even though these hawks can confuse so it could have been a non-typical red-tailed hawk.
The picture does little but show some of the light areas and wing shape. The shadows makes it look darker than it was. When it banked and the sun hit it the paleness that was pretty much white was very obvious. Of course it stopped doing this when I got the camera out. My bad to not take pictures sooner.
