That's a young Red-tailed Hawk. It doesn't have a red tail yet. That comes later when it matures.
Good catch. Rich Guthrie New Baltimore, The Greene County New York Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 25, 2017, at 1:12 AM, Martin P. Pohl <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello all, I'm looking for advice as to what the bird of prey could be that > populates our backyard in the Catskills. > He's been coming on and off, and all other birds disappear when he heads in. > Sometimes gnags of Blue Jays try to chase him away. He had a rabbit for lunch > the other day. The prey was too heavy so the bird guarded it, while knowing > he was being watched from afar. Eventually the bird dragged the prey behind a > bush, only to retrieve it later. > > Not sure if its a young golden eagle or a large hawk, or else ...photos at > this Google photo album...: > > https://goo.gl/photos/3MWqnbPeK438Wm6z5 > > > Any help is very much appreciated, location is 10 miles West of Woodstock, NY > > Thanks much, Martin Pohl > > > > > > > > > For an update of our activities please visit: > > http://p-pohl-news.blogspot.com/ > > > From Martin P. Pohl of > P • POHL PRODUCTIONS LTD. > New York City > > 55 Washington Street, Suite 709 > Brooklyn, NY 11201 > > Tel: 718-625 6000 > Fax: 718-732 1674 > Cell: 917-907 1500 > > Toll Free: 888-600 2555 > > All enclosed material is © protected by the > respective owner under the US Copyright Act. > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > ABA > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
