According to Sibley, the Northern Goshawk should be around 2 lbs. This
bird was a lot smaller than that. I first thought of the Cooper's, but
this bird was not much bigger than the pigeon that he took, so I figured
that it would be closer to 5 oz than 1 lb. All three juvenile birds
seem to have quite similar markings. I am no expert, just kind of
depend on the book. LOL
Paul in Portland OR
On 1/9/2012 5:53 PM, Chris Trask wrote:
>> Friday afternoon, had a small hawk take a pigeon on our driveway. Was
>> feeding on it just outside the kitchen window. I grabbed the Panasonic
>> FZ100 for the burst capability. I believe that it was a Sharp-shinned
>> juvenile. Juvenile being less than a year old.
>>
>> <http://www.pbase.com/pelaughlin/image/140779879>
>>
>> I was shooting through the kitchen window, at an angle and the window
>> was not as clean as I would have liked. Plus the need to clean up the
>> seed and nut residue from the bird and squirrel feeders. Did blur the
>> background a bit in PS.
>>
> Ummmm..... I think that may be a Northern Goshawk. There's a strikingy
> similar photo in "Birds of the Southwest". It has habits similar to those
> of Sharp-shinned Hawks and Cooper's Hawks, and both of those have a reddish
> tint to the breast plumage.
>
> We have Northern Goshawks here in Arizona, but so far I've only ever
> seen one.
>
> Chris
>
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