photo on whatbird

 Photo on whatbird. Title — Two hawks— not my observation. Feb.10 - 2021. I say that this perched bird and in flight could be a Cooper’s Hawk, and probably is a COHA. The streaking is not thick. The head is flattened. And in winter, COHA, can become bulky.NB.

I am sorry...

 When you see or hear of Sharp- shinned Hawks, you should always insert the word Goshawk into the meaning.

Goshawks have rather broad wings, similar to a buteo’s wing. The wing tips are pointed— in active flight. The wing shape is clean- cut, is well defined. The wings move symmetrically. The wings are shaped symmetrically.

The Cooper’s Hawk’s wings at times are not symmetrical, and they do not have to move in symmetry. I’m sorry that you have not read of this condition. But, you do not have to read about it in order to observe it. NB.

The Thought— In the near future there may be strikes throughout the U.S. Maybe even the Army and the National Guard. This will happen in order get politicians to understand what the people are complaining about. Also, there will be world-wide boycotts against the Tech Tyrants. And a world- wide boycott against Chinese products. This is strictly my take on the situations.Sorry. NB.

Probably goshawk- photo

 January 26 2021- from Whatbird. The last photo number7. Title— Various hawks, by Nonamecreek.

This last photo is probably a Goshawk, does not matter if it might have been photographed in Texas.

Check out the not very long tail. It is severely wedge shaped. With a sharp- pointed tail tip. The under tail coverts are streaked. The chest and belly streaking is extensive. It is possible, I suggest, but am not certain, that the streaking may have been very thick, as observed on some, many?, NG. Notice the legs are not of S.S. Hawk. There is not enough of a white eye- line to express an opinion. Notice— Beware of other birders’ opinions. When a NG, as perched, does show a wedge shaped tail, then the tail is or often is, in some ,(many) cases, not accipiter long.NB.

The Thought— A good read—Eating Dirt. Charlotte Gill. DeepForests, Big Timber, and Life with the Tree- Planting Tribe. NB.

Why I bird alone

 Because I bird alone you could call me a Stringer. If you are with me in the field and I point out a Goshawk soaring quite far away, or if a NG is ripping through at about 100 feet altitude, even if you are an advanced birder, you will come away from the experience with an expression of : well, maybe it was a Harrier, or a Falcon, or an accipiter, but I am not confident in my evaluation. 

This experience is disheartening. That is why I bird alone. 

The Thought — Be alert, be aware. Take care of yourself. NB.

I am wrong again

 Well, wrong again for me. A few months ago, I posted that the Chinese Virus would cause, allow, many birders to spend more time in the field. And more time within their neighborhood, the suburbs and the cities. And this would result in many more than normal or more than average sightings of the Goshawk. I pay strict attention to the state listserve of PA., NJ, and WA. Those are the only state birding lists I observe. So, I would say my contention was way off. Even though the birders new to birding or new to making birding a serious endeavor will increase my chance to be correct of my contention.To clarify, even a novice birder can identify the perched accipiter if the hawk is a mature NG. Or inform some other birder of the location and some of the features of the perched raptor therefore, possibly, that raptor can be reported as a NG or possible NG. Or at another advanced day. So, what this means: This scenario is an added factor as to how wrong was I. I am an honest person, a very honest person. And this will lead into another essay: Why I will not analyze my NG photos for you. NB.

The Thought: On TV— the film teaser was rolling the words— China factory production up in Mach. They do have trouble with their “r”s. If you have trouble with “r”s just leave them out. NB.

The Freiday Bird Blog

 Monday, December 28, 2020. Title: Twenty- four ways to tell Sharp- Shinned Hawks and Cooper’s Hawks apart. Freidaybird.blogspot.com

I like the chart design. There are no photos within the chart, which might interfere with the words. I am not critical of the chart. NB.

The Thought: I wonder if GB will ever have a blog? Would I be flagged? NB.

Large Cooper’s Hawk

 A large female Cooper’s Hawk (COHA) went to perch near my house. It was female and mature.  The date will be on the photo. I caught a few of the last flaps as the hawk went to perch. The hawk appeared in flight and perched to be a goshawk. In other words the hawk was too large to be a female COHA. My analysis: tail appeared short, probably NG. The bird was large, NG. The chest and belly were ticked red, COHA, but, that is not enough info for me. The chest was robust, NG. Now I had to concentrate on the head. The head was turning over the right and left shoulder, indicating COHA, but the head was not snapping into positions, maybe not COHA. The head appeared to be small and round, NG. Now, I had to concentrate on the facial markings. The facial field marks were of a COHA. I was of the opinion that a COHA is a COHA. That there was no such thing as a large COHA, or a huge COHA. So, now when some person reports a large COHA, I will be open to the suggestion.

Last winter, in the same location, was a perched accipiter with a robust chest and the hawk appeared large, for a COHA. But, it was a COHA. It flew of over head in level and downward flight. Then it lowered altitude and went into trees and shrubs about a hundred yards away. The last few wing beats were some what sloppy, and uncoordinated. Typical COHA.

In this photo, I initially was not in the best position to photo the chest. So I adjusted my position to get closer and to observe the chest and that was where the the sun light was— on the front of the hawk. The lens was at two- thousand mm. Actually I was too close or to near to being somewhat   under the hawk. Have you ever observed a photo of a group of birders at the base of a telephone pole, with them all looking up with their cameras and binoculars. Looking at an owl or hawk? Well, that is the worst position to be in to observe. They should back off, back away. Because you will get a distorted look at the size and shape of the head. Also, the size and shape  of the eye will be attenuated. And the top of the head, the color and pattern will not be visible. NB.

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