Hi Caleb, I saw the same light buteo yesterday at the ELC. Did you get any responses on the ID?
Thanks, Adrian Lakin, Mead, CO On Monday, May 18, 2020 at 1:01:20 PM UTC-6, Caleb A wrote: > > Hello CObirders! > While birding the ELC on May 17th, I photographed a very interesting buteo > that I think is a potential Krider's Red-tailed Hawk. I've attached my > photos below. I'm very curious to pinpoint an ID (if it's even possible > from my photos), so I'll put my thoughts down in an organized fashion. I > have a very open mind about this bird, so I'd really appreciate to hear the > CObirds community weigh in on this guy. > > Supporting marks: > > - White underparts > - No belly band > - White tail > - Dark shoulder bars > - Light "wrist" marks in between shoulder bars and wingtips > - Darker wingtips > - White throat > > Incongruent marks: > > - Head is all dark with white throat > > I'm confused about the belly band thing. In Sibley's guide, under > "Eastern" Juvenile looks really great, but only problem is Eastern has a > conspicuous, dark belly band, but this bird has nothing on the belly. > However, Eastern Juvenile DOES have the right head color pattern, dark > shoulder bars, wrist patches, white tail, and darker wingtips. > I eliminated Southwestern subspecies, because it lacks a white throat. I > eliminated Swainson's Hawk, because of color pattern. I eliminated > Ferruginous Hawk because Ferruginous doesn't have thin, dark shoulder bars. > Do Red-tailed Hawk subspecies hybridize? > > [image: IMG_5504 (2).JPG] > > [image: IMG_5505 (2).JPG] > > [image: IMG_5506 (2).JPG] > > [image: IMG_5507 (2).JPG] > *The birds are happy, and so am I* > *~Caleb Alons, Larimer County* > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/12ab0ff5-8d0b-41db-bb59-17d725f9ef78%40googlegroups.com.
