From south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Fri Mar 26 18:07:34 2004 Received: from www.plaidworks.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i2R25hAr011146 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 26 Mar 2004 18:05:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp2.Stanford.EDU (smtp2.stanford.edu [171.67.16.116]) by plaidworks.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i2R23KpJ011072 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 26 Mar 2004 18:03:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from [10.0.1.2] (KSmith-pbdsl2.Stanford.EDU [171.66.208.19]) by smtp2.Stanford.EDU (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i2R23F7n004237 for <[[email protected]]>; Fri, 26 Mar 2004 18:03:16 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: [[email protected]] Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <[[email protected]]> References: <[[email protected]]> Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 18:03:15 -0800 To: <[[email protected]]> From: "Kendric C. Smith" <[[email protected]]> Subject: Re: [SBB] Hawk ID help Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" X-BeenThere: [[email protected]] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5b1 Precedence: list List-Id: South Bay Birding List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] Errors-To: south-bay-birds-bounces+south-bay-birds-archive=[[email protected]] At the risk of being wrong (always), I will say that it is an immature Sharp-shinned Hawk. Since you said that it is an immature (why?), then you are well on your way to identifying it. First it is certainly an Accipitor with white undertail coverts. An adult would have rufous barring on the chest. It is a Sharp-shinned because of the square end of the tail (Cooper's would be rounded). The eye is forward in the head (a smaller head than a Coopers, where the eye is centered) It will be interesting to see what others say. Kendric =========================== At 5:21 PM -0800 3/26/04, Michael Pollack wrote: >Hi all, > >I could use some help identifying an immature hawk that frequented my yard >in Cupertino last year. I took some pictures which can be viewed at >http://home.comcast.net/~m_pollack/HawkID/index.htm . You can click on each >thumbnail to see a larger image. > >I believe these pictures are all of memebers of the same brood, if not of >the same exact bird. But the images were taken on diffent days so I can't >guarantee it. > >I'm not usually so incompetent at identifying raptors, but I'll admit to >being easily dumbfounded when it comes to juveniles. Any help the list >members can provide would be much appreciated. > >Michael Pollack > >_______________________________________________ >Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) >Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/kendric%40stanford.edu > >This email sent to [[email protected]] -- Kendric C. Smith, Ph.D. 927 Mears Court Stanford, CA 94305-1041 (650) 493-7210 (voice or fax) [[email protected]] http://www.stanford.edu/~kendric/ _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. south-bay-birds mailing list ([[email protected]]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://www.plaidworks.com/mailman/options/south-bay-birds/south-bay-birds-archive%40plaidworks.com This email sent to [[email protected]]