Paula, I think Swainson's is the only dark morph buteo that is normally in Colorado and that has such light undertail coverts. So that also supports your initial ID. Quite a good-looking bird! (BTW, dark morph Swainson's are fairly common where I grew up in Idaho.)
Peter Ruprecht Superior On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 10:28 AM Paula Hansley <[email protected]> wrote: > CObirders, > > This dark hawk was in view just south of Como when Elena and I were > watching the Ferruginous Hawk. The white lores suggest that this is an > adult dark morph Swainson's Hawk, a rare color morph. Unfortunately, we > did not get good views of the bird in flight as it flew away from us. > > Any ideas are welcome! > > Thanks, > > Paula Hansley > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > 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/CANF-7hp%3D378TCVedA1-u%2BK9EbARcnA5fEEsNkeq9VdEvvQsz9A%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CANF-7hp%3D378TCVedA1-u%2BK9EbARcnA5fEEsNkeq9VdEvvQsz9A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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/CAHPXVBbmEnvB43saV9SYodt7A4wNgJXBdmEJA8Fnop_mhTdstA%40mail.gmail.com.
