tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post7038734881760236796..comments2023-06-29T23:10:52.945-07:00Comments on Nature ID: Katie (Nature ID)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-44430196314070775442011-02-16T11:40:31.111-08:002011-02-16T11:40:31.111-08:00Cool! I look forward to reading Don's rational...Cool! I look forward to reading Don's rationale, hawks can be tricky. I'm a grad student at UC Davis, but actually live in East Palo Alto right now - long story. Thanks for the kind words, microecos is sort of on cement blocks right now but hopefully I can start it back up soon.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293693723899837239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-86145541053073225902011-02-16T08:36:57.501-08:002011-02-16T08:36:57.501-08:00twg and Neil, I e-mailed Don Roberson, linked abov...twg and Neil, I e-mailed Don Roberson, linked above and author of a couple local bird books, about this ID. He's confirmed it's a Buteo lineatus and NOT B. jamaicensis. I've asked for permission to copy his e-mail and am still waiting to hear back. His explanation is very interesting. I'll add a postscript as soon as I receive his okay to post his words on my blog.<br /><br />Neil, your blogs are intriguing. You're out of Davis?Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-23953937607302943192011-02-15T11:25:34.627-08:002011-02-15T11:25:34.627-08:00Based on relative proportions (head to body, beak ...Based on relative proportions (head to body, beak to head) and coloration I'd second texwisgirl's suggestions of <i>B. jamaicensis</i>. I've seen some dark red-shouldered but never any this dark, and I would expect to see at least a hint of white on the wings though a red-tailed could show that too. I could well be wrong, that's just my 2c.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10293693723899837239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-90284215496038617902011-02-13T06:25:54.273-08:002011-02-13T06:25:54.273-08:00I've never seen a red-shouldered be that deepl...I've never seen a red-shouldered be that deeply red/dark. One of my better bird id books (ALL the Birds of North America - American Bird Conservancy's Field Guide) shows various versions of the hawks and it almost looks like the 'dark version' of a red-tailed hawk in this book. But I'm not a good i.d.er so I'll defer to your choice! :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510099344729038541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-91693042744664651172011-02-13T06:19:59.444-08:002011-02-13T06:19:59.444-08:00I was just going to compliment you on capturing th...I was just going to compliment you on capturing this bird so nicely (without it being dead) and then you launched into your diatribe about bird books, clubs, camera equip, etc. Ha! SO TRUE! Addictive. But you did great on this one!TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510099344729038541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-76966702061676032172011-02-13T02:25:48.752-08:002011-02-13T02:25:48.752-08:00There really is nothing else that could be a red-s...There really is nothing else that could be a red-shouldered hawk in terms of buteo-shaped bird with its chest/belly color, distinctive shoulder coloring, and in flight seen from below its crescent "windows".<br />Having said that....the beauty of a good field guide, like any good book, is solitary enjoyment - it need never lead to the equivalent of joining a book club or anything. Tho there is one slim book I recommend - your UK readers may recognize the name - How To Be A Bad Birder by Simon Barnes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-19604395598625723722011-02-13T01:50:03.380-08:002011-02-13T01:50:03.380-08:00The common buzzard in the UK, Buteo buteo, has ver...The common buzzard in the UK, Buteo buteo, has very variable plumage from very dark to very pale. What chance do we stand, eh?! <br /><br />Your observations regarding birding paraphernalia are all too accurate :o(Imperfect and Tensehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348507012722069785noreply@blogger.com