tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post5372729183611930740..comments2024-02-23T02:03:23.020-07:00Comments on The Eco Cat Lady Speaks: Anybody Good at Bird Identification? - UPDATE: Mystery Solved!EcoCatLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-86524110370734232612014-09-26T17:01:23.991-06:002014-09-26T17:01:23.991-06:00OK... gonna have to check that out! ;-)OK... gonna have to check that out! ;-)EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-38751998472461994662014-09-26T17:00:51.968-06:002014-09-26T17:00:51.968-06:00I'd be freaking out for sure!I'd be freaking out for sure!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-30081244106859743032014-09-26T17:00:21.952-06:002014-09-26T17:00:21.952-06:00I agree - the face just doesn't look like a re...I agree - the face just doesn't look like a red tail to me.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-72036571811273372712014-09-25T15:37:11.003-06:002014-09-25T15:37:11.003-06:00I just remembered that my husband saw a juvenile r...I just remembered that my husband saw a juvenile red tailed hawk fly into the telephone pole on our street. He got me and I took a lot of close up pictures of it before it flew off. The pictures I have show his beak as dark all the way to his eyes and the very top center of his beak is bright yellow between his nostrils. Also, his neck and chest are much darker as well. I wish I knew how to post the pictures, but I'm tech challenged. HTHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-73072125457221572972014-09-24T08:04:47.693-06:002014-09-24T08:04:47.693-06:00It took EVERY ounce of mental strength for me to s...It took EVERY ounce of mental strength for me to stay calm, believe me! I had never seen a tick before, and then to see it burrowed in my girl's head .... freaky. Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-23349997222092256192014-09-24T03:57:12.913-06:002014-09-24T03:57:12.913-06:00Cornell provides access to several nest cams, incl...Cornell provides access to several nest cams, including its own RTH nest, at allaboutbirds.org. The Facebook page is facebook.com/birdcams. No baby RTH this time of year, alas (the main action at this nest is from March to June). But lots of still photos, including a rehab update on a young RTH who was injured shortly after fledge this year. (He couldn't be in better hands than Cornell's!)A. Mariehttp://janeaustensyr.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-7317436976927675312014-09-23T20:18:43.002-06:002014-09-23T20:18:43.002-06:00I wish I'd been able to get more camera angles...I wish I'd been able to get more camera angles, but I guess that's a pipe dream. It's interesting though that even a biologist can't be sure just based on these photos.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-45340289352202997352014-09-23T20:17:38.191-06:002014-09-23T20:17:38.191-06:00Well... now that's interesting, and coming fro...Well... now that's interesting, and coming from someone who's familiar with what a juvenile red-tailed hawk looks like I'm giving your vote extra weight! I'd LOVE to see the nest cam - not necessarily for ID'ing purposes, just so I can ooh and aah over baby birds! :-)EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-230700515139864752014-09-23T20:14:32.908-06:002014-09-23T20:14:32.908-06:00OK... well, that vote officially takes me back to ...OK... well, that vote officially takes me back to square 1! Well, I guess nobody's voted for the Merlin yet so we can probably cross him off the list. At least this whole process makes me feel like less of an idiot for not being able to just look at a few pictures and go "Of course, it's a bla bla bla hawk!"EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-44901593559200556182014-09-23T20:13:14.532-06:002014-09-23T20:13:14.532-06:00Yikes! I'd be scared if I found a tick too - t...Yikes! I'd be scared if I found a tick too - the whole idea of something burrowing under the skin sorta creeps me out. Can't believe she wanted YOU to ID it though! EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-80306960482362449302014-09-23T18:57:08.880-06:002014-09-23T18:57:08.880-06:00Showed a photo to a biologist at work. It might be...Showed a photo to a biologist at work. It might be a Swainsons (mine was a wild guess), but can't really know without seeing the breast. The Swainsons would have a dark bib on the breast. I see brownish speckled hawks often in Denver, but never know what they are.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02984294046297993017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-32860033086377228562014-09-23T15:52:15.008-06:002014-09-23T15:52:15.008-06:00I vote for immature red-tailed hawk. I've spe...I vote for immature red-tailed hawk. I've spent so much time looking at the Cornell University RTH nest cam for the last 3 years that I finally think I know one when I see it. Cornell link will be supplied upon request.A. Mariehttp://janeaustensyr.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-35797073392217585162014-09-23T09:48:51.223-06:002014-09-23T09:48:51.223-06:00I'm usually content to just say "ooh, pre...I'm usually content to just say "ooh, pretty!". :)<br /><br />This reminds me of last summer--a tick attached itself to my daughter's head--paranoid mom that I am, I took her to the doctor to remove it. It was still alive, so they had me go to the health department to get it identified--sooooooooo I'm thinking, this lady should be a professional at IDing insects, right? She pulled out a brochure and asked which tick I thought it was. So much for professional ID. Then she proceeded to make my poor 8-year-old terrified by discussing all the awful things that might possibly happen to her (nothing did--she's fine). I don't have much faith in our local health department now ...Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-13730440008934365392014-09-23T09:18:03.106-06:002014-09-23T09:18:03.106-06:00Swainson's hawk. I try to ID birds, but it is ...Swainson's hawk. I try to ID birds, but it is not easy - I work with biologists, but they are rarely in my office. Otherwise I'd ask.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02984294046297993017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-35733290073507780872014-09-23T02:03:40.566-06:002014-09-23T02:03:40.566-06:00Hmmm... interesting. Many of the photos I've s...Hmmm... interesting. Many of the photos I've seen of the prairie hawks have spotted bloomers - but maybe fluffiness trumps spots?EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-83638485064093143082014-09-23T02:00:54.957-06:002014-09-23T02:00:54.957-06:00I was kinda thinking that too... I asked 2 friends...I was kinda thinking that too... I asked 2 friends who are "bird people" and one said it was a juvenile Red Tailed Hawk, and the other thought it was a Cooper's Hawk. Good GAWD... I thought this was a simple question, apparently not!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-9408692155820086192014-09-23T01:54:30.038-06:002014-09-23T01:54:30.038-06:00I think that's one of the sites I tried... I g...I think that's one of the sites I tried... I gotta admit it's sorta overwhelming. Who knew there were soooo many different bird species!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-86186430724253462902014-09-23T01:52:45.145-06:002014-09-23T01:52:45.145-06:00You said it! Plus when you look at pictures there&...You said it! Plus when you look at pictures there's so much variability even within the same species. I'm glad I lucked into these photos, but holy moly... you gotta be much more um... let's say "detail oriented" than I am to get into bird watching!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-27974325352531856712014-09-23T01:50:19.837-06:002014-09-23T01:50:19.837-06:00Good questions, and I have no earthly idea. All I ...Good questions, and I have no earthly idea. All I was thinking at that point was that I was glad he wasn't hurt. And my camera doesn't focus fast enough to take pictures of birds in flight. Sigh.EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-39108038839639717872014-09-23T01:49:29.727-06:002014-09-23T01:49:29.727-06:00Holy Moly! This bird ID stuff is enough to make on...Holy Moly! This bird ID stuff is enough to make one crazy! I looked and juvenile pictures and now I have about 10 more candidates! Oy!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-35542841504809635822014-09-22T13:15:50.285-06:002014-09-22T13:15:50.285-06:00Birds are fun to watch, but I stink at identifying...Birds are fun to watch, but I stink at identifying them. And they can differ in appearance based on male/female/adult/juvenile. Too tricky for me. :)Krisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-6271588148680424362014-09-22T12:40:50.979-06:002014-09-22T12:40:50.979-06:00That's a prairie falcon. He's got fluffy w...That's a prairie falcon. He's got fluffy white pants. Other hawks don't. It's distinctive. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-28207994475550186492014-09-22T12:05:13.584-06:002014-09-22T12:05:13.584-06:00I looked in my bird books and I think he is a Prai...I looked in my bird books and I think he is a Prairie Falcon. I have a lot of Red Tailed Hawks where I live, and he doesn't look anything like them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-67435854535440349112014-09-22T06:06:20.426-06:002014-09-22T06:06:20.426-06:00I'm not very good with bird ID either, but nic...I'm not very good with bird ID either, but nice pictures. Did you try allaboutbirds.com? On that sight they give several pictures that often help if you haven't seen the "type" species.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685979597473858413.post-19027466491465908422014-09-22T02:08:18.913-06:002014-09-22T02:08:18.913-06:00when he flew away was his tail/wings a specific sh...when he flew away was his tail/wings a specific shape? I know that here in Scotland, red kites are easy to identify because of their tail shape when flying but sitting on a tree or path - I wouldn't have a clue!<br />AxAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273078738982362582noreply@blogger.com