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    Communities > Forums > Bird Identification
    Forum: Bird IdentificationReplies: 7, Views: 183
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    gardenpom
    Melbourne, FL

    November 19, 2007 11:53 AM

    Post #4209129

    Heard this bird, then saw it sitting on a neighbors telephone pole. It was still dark out, so I had to use a few enhancing techniques to get this good an image. My first thought was Caracara, but the color seems wrong.

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    OldNed
    Merritt Island, FL (Zone 10a)

    November 19, 2007 2:56 PM

    Post #4209725

    Looks like a Red-shouldered Hawk. They're pretty noisy and are very common where you live.

    Resin

    Resin
    Northumberland
    United Kingdom (Zone 9a)

    November 19, 2007 3:26 PM

    Post #4209859

    It's an Accipiter hawk - Sharp-shinned or Cooper's, most likely Cooper's from its size relative to the pole.

    Resin
    OldNed
    Merritt Island, FL (Zone 10a)

    November 19, 2007 3:44 PM

    Post #4209950

    Looked at the replay and "after further review" (maybe too much TV football?), I'm gonna go with Resin: Cooper's Hawk

    This message was edited Nov 19, 2007 7:05 PM
    pelletory
    Marlton, NJ

    November 19, 2007 8:51 PM

    Post #4210907

    I agree too!
    gardenpom
    Melbourne, FL

    November 20, 2007 1:03 AM

    Post #4211828

    Thanks, I knew it was not a red-shouldered because I have seen them many times, and this one was a LOT larger.
    Grasmussen
    Anchorage, AK (Zone 4a)

    November 23, 2007 3:56 AM

    Post #4221319

    Quoting:...it sitting on a neighbors telephone pole.


    Your neighbors sure must have an unusual high voltage telephone! Because, large heavy duty insulators like the ones in the picture are only used on high voltage electric lines. Telephones are normally low voltage.
    gardenpom
    Melbourne, FL

    November 23, 2007 12:31 PM

    Post #4221726

    These are all telephone poles to most of us, even though more accurately they are high power electric company poles! Habits are hard to break.

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    Other Bird Identification Threads you might be interested in:

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    CLOSED: can anybody ID this bird (#2) lilyfantn 15 Dec 12, 2009 2:52 AM
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    CLOSED: Need confirm on ID pelletory 12 Mar 10, 2007 9:25 PM
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    CLOSED: This was in a field across from my house in north Jersey ago wilkins2 2 Mar 11, 2007 12:18 PM


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