COBirders, Well, this thread is ended. While the belly-band isn't really a classic Red-tail BAND per se it's within the range, I guess, so I'll have to concede this youngster is indeed what others have determined. I wonder if the young bird in question could be a recent fledgling.
Several years ago a local Pueblo birding couple coined the term PART-hawk (Probably A Red Tail) for a buteo of dubious identification. My wife and I use a spin-off of that: DART-hawk (Definitely A Red Tail), which is what applies here, which makes me a Red-faced Human. Leon Bright, Pueblo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/00c901d1dae4%24beb5a8f0%243c20fad0%24%40comcast.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
