Posted on 06/21/2015 6:09:41 PM PDT by GraceG
So across my street there is Hawk or big Raptor type bird that lives in a tree, well this spring it had some hatch-lings and now they are flying around the nearby house shrieking and raising a ruckus, think the momma bird tossed them out of the nest as they can now fly. Wondering if any freeples out there have any idea what sort bird this is, I managed to get some up close pics of them. I need a few questions answered.
1. Will they damage my property?
2. Will they kill the squirrels that actually do damage my property?
3. If #1 is no, and #2 is yes, is there anyway to entice them to stay?
Picture Below:
” I’ve been wrong before tho.”
So have I apparently!
LOL
Heh. Good one! Nice photo!
That’s why Ben Franklin thought the Bald Eagle was a bad choice. He wanted the national bird to be the turkey. Although then, what would we eat on Thanksgiving?
I know the Red Tailed, Red Shouldered, Pigeon, and Sharp Shinned Hawks, but the immature hawks are always hard!
Googling an Immature Red Tail showed a young hawk with a bare upper-mid section as in your photo. So I’m kinda leaning that way.
I do hope you submit your pics and get an expert opinion.
Are you able to get a shot of the mother? That would answer everything!
Thanks for a post on other than the rotten news going on now!! I really mean that!!
Looks like an immature redtail. Mottled back, wings too short to be a falcon, no facial pattern as a falcon would have, gap in the pattern of markings on its underside. Chunky yellow feet.
a couple of years ago when our nasty and vindictive CiC started shutting down national parks and monuments in a fit of petulance over sequestration, the thunderbirds weren’t allowed to attend the USAFA graduation either. instead, some historic WWII planes showed up (on their own dime IIRC) and did their own flyover for the graduation. it was pretty cool. a couple of them flew by my home on their way out of town and let me tell you... they were LOUD.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK1gvYdpnGo
Yes, they will eat squirrels, they are very good at killing squirrels and if they are bountiful in your neighborhood that’s probably why they nested there. They will also eat young ducks and young chickens, though usually not the adults unless squirrels and rodents get scarce.
The WWII aircraft would have been great to see. We’ll have to pay attention to news of air shows and the like down there.
I don’t think that Red-Tailed Hawk killed that squirrel, but rather, is feasting on ROAD KILL !
Ethan Hawk
Red tail
Have some that have nested around my neighborhood
way too small for a red tailed hawk. we have lots of them and they nest in our tall trees.
I would guess this is one of the immature birds. Immature can be tough to identify. I would look up coopers or sharp shinned hawk at allaboutbirds.com
Likely one of the state of the art NSA drones designed to look like a hawk.
Change all of your passwords immediately.
You must have done something to draw their attention.
Peterson Field Guide description of a Immature Broad Winged Hawk. “Heavily streaked along sides of neck, breast, and belly: chest often unmarked. Tail has several narrow dark bands: terminal dark band twice as wide as the rest. Rare dark morph, which breeds in Prairie Province, has dark wing lining but shows usual Broad-winged tail pattern.”
You did not indicate where you live in the country which is used to identify birds. I do not believe it is a red tailed hawk. I have seen many and bird watch as a hobby.
Voice: High-pitched, shrill, two-part downward pwe-eeeeee. Nest in trees usually 24-40 feet up. Small poorly built out of sticks, dead leaves. Usually a re-build squirrel, hawk or crow nest.
Range N. Dakota (Turtle Mts.) Nebraska (Missouri R.) Kansas (rare) Oklahoma and east Texas Minnesota and south to Louisiana. Thorough East US rarely in Florida.
Peterson Field Guide description of a Immature Broad Winged Hawk. “Heavily streaked along sides of neck, breast, and belly: chest often unmarked. Tail has several narrow dark bands: terminal dark band twice as wide as the rest. Rare dark morph, which breeds in Prairie Province, has dark wing lining but shows usual Broad-winged tail pattern.”
You did not indicate where you live in the country which is used to identify birds. I do not believe it is a red tailed hawk. I have seen many and bird watch as a hobby.
Voice: High-pitched, shrill, two-part downward pwe-eeeeee. Nest in trees usually 24-40 feet up. Small poorly built out of sticks, dead leaves. Usually a re-build squirrel, hawk or crow nest.
Range N. Dakota (Turtle Mts.) Nebraska (Missouri R.) Kansas (rare) Oklahoma and east Texas Minnesota and south to Louisiana. Thorough East US rarely in Florida.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Broad-winged_Hawk/id
Peterson Field Guide description of a Immature Broad Winged Hawk. “Heavily streaked along sides of neck, breast, and belly: chest often unmarked. Tail has several narrow dark bands: terminal dark band twice as wide as the rest. Rare dark morph, which breeds in Prairie Province, has dark wing lining but shows usual Broad-winged tail pattern.”
You did not indicate where you live in the country which is used to identify birds. I do not believe it is a red tailed hawk. I have seen many and bird watch as a hobby.
Voice: High-pitched, shrill, two-part downward pwe-eeeeee. Nest in trees usually 24-40 feet up. Small poorly built out of sticks, dead leaves. Usually a re-build squirrel, hawk or crow nest.
Range N. Dakota (Turtle Mts.) Nebraska (Missouri R.) Kansas (rare) Oklahoma and east Texas Minnesota and south to Louisiana. Thorough East US rarely in Florida.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Broad-winged_Hawk/id
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