Monday 10 August 2020

[Maine-birds] Re: Tail feather

That looks almost exactly like the feather I found, except that the end bands look darker (maybe wet...?) while the bands on mine were all a uniform gray-brown.  I was counting the length of the shaft in my size estimate, so it could be the same species.  The feather pictures on the Feather Atlas website for broad-winged hawk aren't as good a match as yours, though.  -And yes, my original idea was Cooper's or sharp-shinned hawk...but those pictures don't match perfectly either! The mystery continues!

On Monday, August 10, 2020 at 2:52:42 PM UTC-4, David Gulick wrote:
I found this one. Only 6.5" long. I was thinking Broad Wing. Have not researched at all. The 8-10" feather also might be an accipiter.  

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