[NatureNS] Re: Dark Raptor , was Juncos and those blue guys

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Golden Eagle?  I did, but my Peterson didn't show the contrasting linings 
and flight feathers.  More all black, or a little white in young birds.

Swainson's hawk is another possibility, but it looked too big, too dark, and 
too large-billed.  Too bad I couldn't stop the car!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joan Czapalay" <joancz@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 9:55 AM
Subject: [NatureNS] Re: Dark Raptor , was Juncos and those blue guys


> Have you considered immature Golden Eagle, John? If you have Hawks in 
> Flight by Pete Dunn, David Sibley and Clay Sutton (Houghton Mifflin,1988) 
> note the light /dark contrast on the underwings. Cheers, Joan
>
> nhungjohn wrote:
>> To:  all
>>  From;  John Sollows
>>  Date: Feb. 13/10
>>  No shortage of juncos here in Yarmouth.
>>
>> The bluebirds re-appeared in Chebogue Feb. 7-8.  We have a bad shot, 
>> taken by my wife Feb. 7.  It was a cold, windy day,
>> and seven of them were huddling against the weather.  My wife got a 
>> little
>> closer, and the little guys (inclding one brownish gal) flew up and
>> dispersed.
>>
>> That led me to delay passing along the word.  The discussion re. the 
>> varied thrush is very a propos.  Considering the weather, we didn't do 
>> these
>> birds any favor by trying to get a good picture. I'm glad to send our 
>> best shot of thse guys to anyone who is interested, but the picture is 
>> too big to be posted to all. Saw the house owner this evening.   They 
>> evidently disappeared after Feb. 8, but reappeared briefly yesterday.
>>  On the way home from the Feb. 7 bluebird visit, on Wyman Road a turkey 
>> vulture crossed the path of the car  (not at all unusual), followed by a 
>> dark raptor of apparently similar size with dark (black?) flight feathers 
>> and apparently white wing linings.  The contrast between wing linings and 
>> flight feathers was striking.  I presume it was an immature bald eagle, 
>> but have never seen such contrast in an illustration.  Any thoughts?
> 

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