The call would be of a Broad-wing. Roughies are usually not around here this time of year (frequently in the winter) and exhibit in flight a slight dihedral, similar to Turkey Vultures and harriers but much less pronounced. There is a dark morph Broad-wing...
Hope this helps. Larry Larry Federman Education Coordinator Audubon New York Rheinstrom Hill, Buttercup Farm, RamsHorn-Livingston Audubon Centers and Sanctuaries ----- Original Message ----- From: George Thompson To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:02 PM Subject: [MidHudsonBirds] mystery hawk There were 2 hawks soaring over the house in New Paltz Tuesday mid morning. It had light primaries and light in the tail, dark otherwise. Flew with wings flat. The birds were high and mostly directly overhead, so watching was a stress. At the same time, we heard a clear whistle, 2-syllable descending call, in the manner of a Peewee, presumably from these hawks. In appearance it could have been a dark-phase Rough-legged, but the calls to be heard on the Macaulay Library site don't match. GAT George A. Thompson Author of A Documentary History of "The African Theatre", Northwestern Univ. Pr., 1998, but nothing much lately. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
