[mou] ?Broad-Winged Hawk
Milton Blomberg
MJBFLWRMT@MSN.COM
Sun, 5 Mar 2006 08:50:09 -0600
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Yesterday, I reported a BroadWingedHawk, however, it was reported to me =
that their arrival is not for several weeks yet...mid-April....and I =
suspect reports of them will show up in the states south of us before =
now which I do not resource. Most likely, it was a Red-shouldered or a =
big Cooper's (my first impressions), but I deduced it in favor of the =
BroadWing because of prominent black wingtips, terminal dark band on =
tail (unrounded), stocky profile on perch, white somewhat streaked front =
(non-horizontal barring-which I see some field guides show for the =
BroadWinged). Also, our woodlot of 3acres is full of squirrels and =
rabbits this year and it seemed to be searching along the groundcover =
for rodents, not the chickadees & etc. I'm sorry for the report, yet I =
have more questions, certainly about variation in plumage, immatures, or =
females... and haven't fully ruled out BroadWing, but I trust the data =
record more than my observation. So, here is hoping, I get another =
chance at this bird if it remains to hang around. Lastly, a pr of =
Mourning Doves showed up at the feeders here for the first time this =
year. mjb
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<DIV>Yesterday, I reported a BroadWingedHawk, however, it was reported =
to me=20
that their arrival is not for several weeks yet...mid-April....and I =
suspect=20
reports of them will show up in the states south of us before now which =
I do not=20
resource. Most likely, it was a Red-shouldered or a big Cooper's (my =
first=20
impressions), but I deduced it in favor of the BroadWing because of =
prominent=20
black wingtips, terminal dark band on tail (unrounded), stocky profile =
on perch,=20
white somewhat streaked front (non-horizontal barring-which I see some =
field=20
guides show for the BroadWinged). Also, our woodlot of 3acres is full of =
squirrels and rabbits this year and it seemed to be searching along =
the=20
groundcover for rodents, not the chickadees & etc. I'm =
sorry for=20
the report, yet I have more questions, certainly about variation in =
plumage,=20
immatures, or females... and haven't fully ruled out BroadWing, but =
I trust=20
the data record more than my observation. So, here is hoping, =
I get=20
another chance at this bird if it remains to hang around. =
Lastly, a=20
pr of Mourning Doves showed up at the feeders here for the first time =
this year.=20
mjb</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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