Birds were the size of a cardinal with only white, no red, on wing. Sharp-shinned Hawk, immature: Note short, stocky wings and body, long slim tail that is short for an accipiter, and small head. Black and white tail bands.
black bird, white wing stripe by: stormy Just saw a flock of the black birds with white wing stripe on the ground in Decatur GA on 2-7-13 about 1:30 PM. ... Their tail is square-tipped when not spread and has three to five dark stripes with a small white stripe on the tip. Physical Attributes: The broad-winged hawk is usually 13 – 18 inches in size, with a wing span of almost 40 inches, and their tails have evenly spaced black and white stripes. Molting does not change the adult’s appearance. Tail is dark brown to almost black with white base and terminal band. You’re most likely to see one prowling above a forest edge or field using just a few stiff wingbeats followed by a glide. Plumage is difficult to see on distant birds, but 1st-years lack a rufous tone underneath. Also saw a lot of robins in the area.
Very large with long, broad wings and yellow legs and bill. Flies close to ground or soars on thermals and updrafts. Juveniles have more streaking and/or barring and paler coloration than adults. Undertail coverts are white.
Adults have short broad wings and a long square-ended tail with dark bands. Among the bird world’s most skillful fliers, Cooper’s Hawks are common woodland hawks that tear through cluttered tree canopies in high speed pursuit of other birds. Harris's Hawk: Large hawk, dark brown head, neck, back, belly and rust-brown shoulders, underwing coverts and flanks.
Mature birds have dark red eyes and yellow legs. A small hawk, the Sharpie is a regular visitor to bird feeders, where it eats birds, not seed. When soaring, this species looks very much like a Turkey Vulture. They have a dark cap, blue-grey upperparts and white underparts with red bars.
Zone-tailed Hawk Another hawk with range limited to south and west Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Also known as “kettles,” flocks can contain thousands of circling birds that evoke a vast cauldron being stirred with an invisible spoon. Overall black appearance, wing linings streaked black and white. The Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) is a small hawk. In flight, white at base of tail, black band with white tip. They spend their days gracefully soaring over open areas or perched in cottonwoods, willows, and mesquites along lowland streams. The females are slightly larger than the males. Legs and feet are yellow. Dark back with chestnut shoulders, legs and wing linings. It is a drizzly day, if that means anything. Bald Eagle: Very distinct white heads and tails and dark overall. One of the greatest spectacles of migration is a swirling flock of Broad-winged Hawks on their way to South America.
They patiently watch for lizards, then catch them with a swift dart toward the ground. Adult females are slightly larger. The distinctive feature of this species is that they have tapered wings, which are broad and short. 2.
A tropical species that barely crosses the border into Arizona and Texas, the Gray Hawk is an elegant, raincloud-gray raptor with neatly barred underparts.
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