Hawk ID – drum-roll please

25 entries – thanks all for the fun. I enjoyed it.

Only one correct answer, so no need for a hat. Congrats to Michael Thompson who correctly identified #1, #2, #3 as red-shouldered hawk, and #4 as broad-winged hawk.  All are juveniles.

Most folks guessed red-shouldered and were correct, but I suspect made the assumption that all photos referred to the same species.  The flight shots are fairly straight-forward for red-shouldered (#2 and #3) and broad-winged (#4).  Overall shape, tail and wing pattern differentiate. For the perched bird, head and tail pattern are diagnostic (broad-winged would not show such a distinct dark eyeline).

Dont miss out on the hawks.  Pack Monadnock is a blast at the moment.

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