[NatureNS] Dark Broad-winged Hawk

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Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 09:28:18 -0300
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I think that if you were looking at this bird at 7 AM, you would find it
rather dark. This was taken at 9:22 AM in good light. Also, note lack of
significant terminal white band on tail.
Best, Rick.

http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-April-June-2012/22243788_LGxpGV#!i=1817450867&k=XvkPhMw


On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 8:36 AM, Nancy P Dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com> wrote:

> A penetrating sound in the woods that Sibley's describes as a "piercing,
> thin, high whistle *teeteeeeee* on one pitch" (piercing is an apt
> description) took me outside to locate the caller. It was a Broad-winged
> Hawk that appeared very dark. It seems the dark phase does not exist in the
> East though. Would this be a heavily marked juvenile?
>
> My view was mainly of the back and upper tail. No light areas on the back
> and the thin tail bands looked more gray than white. I also did not notice
> a white band on the end of the upper tail.  Note I was looking into the
> dappled shade of the leaves at the time (7am) and the colours may have been
> shadowed.
>
> The call is worth looking up and listening to.
>
> Nancy
> East Dalhousie, Kings Co.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>



-- 
Rick Whitman

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<div dir=3D"ltr">I think that if you were looking at this bird at 7 AM, you=
 would find it rather dark. This was taken at 9:22 AM in good light. Also, =
note lack of significant terminal white band on tail.<div>Best, Rick.</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://rickwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-=
April-June-2012/22243788_LGxpGV#!i=3D1817450867&amp;k=3DXvkPhMw">http://ric=
kwhitman.smugmug.com/Nature/Birds-April-June-2012/22243788_LGxpGV#!i=3D1817=
450867&amp;k=3DXvkPhMw</a><br>
</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">O=
n Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 8:36 AM, Nancy P Dowd <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:nancypdowd@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>=
&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div><span>A penetrating s=
ound in the woods that Sibley&#39;s describes as a &quot;</span><span style=
=3D"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">piercing, thin, high whistle=A0<i=
>teeteeeeee</i>=A0on one pitch&quot; (piercing is an apt description) took =
me outside to locate the caller. It was a Broad-winged Hawk that appeared v=
ery dark. It seems the dark phase does not exist in the East though. Would =
this be a heavily marked juvenile?=A0</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></div>=
<div><span style=3D"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">My view was mainl=
y of the back and upper tail. No light areas on the back and the thin tail =
bands looked more gray than white. I also did not notice a white band on th=
e end of the upper tail. =A0Note I was looking into the dappled shade of th=
e leaves at the time (7am) and the colours may have been shadowed.=A0</span=
></div>
<div><span style=3D"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></div>=
<div><span style=3D"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">The call is worth=
 looking up and listening to.=A0</span></div><div><span style=3D"background=
-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br>
</span></div><div><span style=3D"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Nanc=
y</span></div><div><span style=3D"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Eas=
t Dalhousie, Kings Co.=A0</span></div><div><br><span>Sent from my iPhone</s=
pan></div>
</div></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Rick W=
hitman<br>
</div>

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