Tussey Mountain Spring Hawkwatch 2009 Quiz 6

To see each answer, move the cursor over the word "Answer" (don't click) below each picture.

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Answer #1

Red-tailed Hawk. Note the red tail and broad wings, with bulging secondaries.

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Answer #2

Osprey. Note the long, crooked wings.

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Answer #3

Northern Harrier. If you haven't seen a harrier at a hawk watch, identifying one can be challenge. However, the long wings and tail are characteristic of a harrier. Note the pale body and wings, with black wingtips, field marks for the male.

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Answer #4

Sharp-shinned Hawk. Note the rounded wings of an accipiter without much of a head extending beyond the wings.

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Answer #5

Turkey Vulture. The wings angle up from the body, then level out.

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Answer #6

Red-tailed Hawk. The broad wings and squat body indicate buteo, traits accentuated in a red-tail.

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Answer #7

Northern Harrier. In a glide, its wings can be pointed like a peregrine's, but the long wings and tail gives it away. Also a male.

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Answer #8

Red-tailed Hawk. You can see the usually characteristic belly band on this bird.

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Answer #9

Sharp-shinned Hawk. Going away, its wings look pointed like a kestrel's, but its chunkiness indicates sharpie.

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Answer #10

Northern Harrier, also a male. Did you recognize that #3, 7, and 10 were all the same species?



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