Falcon/Hawk ID Kestrel? Pinellas County Florida, Eagle Lake Park today (1 Viewer)

[serena933]

Falcon/Hawk ID Kestrel? Pinellas County Florida, Eagle Lake Park today.

Is anyone able to tell if this is a kestrel or another hawk/falcon? I only saw it briefly today, flying fairly low.

Thank you!

 

[KenM]

It appears to be an immature male American Kestrel?

Cheers

 

[fugl]

Yes, kestrel.

 

[birdmeister]

It appears to be an immature male American Kestrel?

Cheers

American Kestrel indeed, but not a male. Young males would show many plumage characteristics of adults.

I'm not sure it can be aged definitively, but if I had to guess, it's an adult female (subterminal tail band appears a bit wider than others, but hard to tell for sure).

 

[serena933]

Thanks everyone!