Dave's Garden - Gardening Community
HomeMy ToolsCommunitiesGuides and InformationProducts and SourcesAbout Dave's Garden

Bird Identification: slobird picture (Dark hawk)

Advanced Search
      Welcome!  
    You've found the famous Dave's Garden website! Join this friendly global community that shares tips and ideas for home and gardens, along with seeds and plants!

    Check out the DG homepage for a brief overview of what you'll find in this gardening mega-site.

      Login  
    If you don't have an account yet, visit the registration page to sign up.

    Username:

    Password:


    Communities > Forums

    Image Copyright slobird

    In reply to: Dark hawk

    Forum: Bird Identification

    Back to post
    Photo of Dark hawk slobird wrote:
    I agree, an adult dark-phase Rough-legged. The whitish tail wih a dark subterminal works for this, as does the white patch at the base of the primaries. The one other give-away is the whitish area at the base of the bill, a characteristic that does not show up on adult dark-phase Ferruginous (see attached head close up photo) or Swainson's Hawk. And adult dark-phase Red-tailed Hawks have a red tail... I am still looking for my first sighting of one of these dark-phase RLHA here out west.

    Greg


    We recommend Firefox
    Overwhelmed? There's a lot to see here. Try starting at our homepage.

    [ Home | About | Advertise | Mission | Featured Companies | Submit an Article | Terms of Use | Tour | Rules | Privacy Policy | Contact Us ]

    Back to the top

    Copyright © 2000-2013 Dave's Garden, an Internet Brands company. All Rights Reserved.
     

    Hope for America