There have been regular visits by varying numbers of Tundra Swans (40+
yesterday, 9 today). Waterfowl are reassembling after the withdrawal of ice
mostly Canvasbacks and hardly any Canadas). While it was sunny, Tundra Swans
were napping like snow lumps on an ice floe. Early this morning about
Longish tail, whitish at the tip, smaller than Red-tail, wings not particularly
long in flight—I was thinking immature Cooper's or Sharp-shimmed but could use
some guidance on ID. It was scattering the Mourning Doves in the yard the way
a Cooper's does.
I know it's hard to tell size from the picture, but it's slightly bigger than
an American Crow.
From: Asher Hockett veery...@gmail.commailto:veery...@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:51:06 -0500
To: Elaina McCartney
elaina.mccart...@cornell.edumailto:elaina.mccart...@cornell.edu
Cc:
Elena,
Well it's one of those! My sense is Sharpie, the tail is fairly square, but
it is kind of big-headed.
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 4:52 PM, Elaina McCartney
elaina.mccart...@cornell.edu wrote:
Longish tail, whitish at the tip, smaller than Red-tail, wings not
particularly long in flight—I
