Hawk ID Missouri (1 Viewer)

[Cardamom Pod]

I saw this hawk flying over my house, and wasn't sure about the ID; light morph red-tail was my only guess since it seemed to be about that size.

 

[steveo]

Agree it is a light morph Red-tailed Hawk

 

[AlexC]

RTHA for me, too. Pretty individual.

 

[Cardamom Pod]

Thanks. I was unsure because I'd only seen darker morphs around here before, but I guess it makes sense that there would be several kinds possible.

 

[bobdittrick]

The dark patagial area (leading edge of wing) and dark comma marks in the carpal (wrist) area makes this definitely a redtail. The lack of other markings argues for the Krider color morph.

 

[ceasar]

The dark patagial area (leading edge of wing) and dark comma marks in the carpal (wrist) area makes this definitely a redtail. The lack of other markings argues for the Krider color morph.

That is a possibility. Krider's are designated as "light morphs" of the Eastern race or sub-species of the Red-tailed Hawk. B. j. borealis. See Wheeler.

Bob