Folks, I saw what I think was the same accipiter on my way back from my appointment. My looks weren't as good this time, and I found myself waffling between goshawk and big Cooper's hawk.
The top of the head was definitely distinctly black, and the breast was definitely not reddish. It wasn't white, either - more of a buff. I didn't hear it this time. I'm suffering from decaying-memory syndrome; when I play back a Cooper's, it sounds just like it; then I play a goshawk call, and it sounds just like that as well. I am fully aware that the two birds sound very distinct from each other. Christopher A. Brochu Associate Professor Department of Geoscience University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242 USA phone 319-353-1808 fax 319-335-1821 email [email protected] --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/membership.asp. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
