Lou FCD
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Ok boys and girls, it's time to play Name That Falconiform...
...or something.
Un-retouched, straight off the camera, nothing but cropped.
The only shot I got with anything from the dorsum.
A bit of profile
Another
And a nice broad venter
My best guess is a juvenile (because of the breast streaking) Red-shouldered Hawk - because of the tail stripes in the first shot (which appear to be narrow lights on broad darks) and what appears to be the "crescent window" on the primaries that the Peterson's mentions - note the last shot, especially. I'd not be shocked to be wrong though, especially if it turns out to be a Broad-winged. The Broad-winged's tail stripes look more even light/dark in the guides though, so....
ETA: Just thought to listen to the typical voice at All About Birds, and it definitely sounded like the recording of the Red-shouldered.
Edited by Lou FCD on Mar. 20 2011,09:43
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