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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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