Broad wing hawks? (1 Viewer)

[Mikbul]

Taken with a Canon G7X IS.......................

 

[Mikbul]

Low resolution caused by camera pushed to digital zoom & cropped.

 

[lockbreeze926]

I generally conclude that any raptor with the dark patagial (leading edge of the wing) marks is a Red-tailed Hawk.

 

[Mikbul]

Thanks, wasn't sure about that. Also no bars on the underside of tail.

Broad-winged Hawk Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

One of the greatest spectacles of migration is a swirling flock of Broad-winged Hawks on their way to South America. Also known as “kettles,” flocks can contain thousands of circling birds that evoke a vast cauldron being stirred with an invisible spoon. A small, stocky raptor with...

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Mike

 

[lockbreeze926]

You could also get a bigger response by placing your query on the bird ID Q&A section, which gets much more traffic than this area.

 

[Mikbul]

I should have looked back at my photos, seems I already imaged a Red Tail in 2015.

Red Tailed Hawk

Red Tailed Hawk

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[Mikbul]

And here's my Broad wing from the 2015 Derby Hill hawk migration, seems my memory is migrating...............................

Derby Hill on Lake Ontario

Broad wing Hawk late migration

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