CLOSED: Northern Harrier Hawk?

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nanny_56 Putnam County, IN(Zone 5b) Nov 26, 2008

Got this just a bit ago and am pretty it is a Northern Harrier.

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leeflea51 Golden, MS(Zone 7a) Nov 26, 2008

Great shot, Nanny. Lee

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TheGrine North Brunswick, NJ Nov 27, 2008

Definitely not a Harrier. Looks more like a Cooper's Hawk.

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nanny_56 Putnam County, IN(Zone 5b) Nov 27, 2008

Why do you think it's a Cooper's? The distinctive owl like face disk make it pretty easy to ID as a Harrier.

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Nov 27, 2008

I'm thinking Cooper's too; sorry, but it's the wrong shape for a harrier - they perch with their body more horizontal, not erect. Also the large vertical spots on the breast don't fit a harrier, that has a plain orangey-brown (juvs) or finely streaked (adults) breast. Wrong habitat, too, harriers are prairie birds, they don't do trees ;-)

Resin

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OldNed Merritt Island, FL(Zone 10a) Nov 27, 2008

Me too...Coop. That diagonal line below its eye is a stick-not part of a facial disc.

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Mrs_Ed Whiteside County, IL(Zone 5a) Nov 27, 2008

aww, this is not good news!!

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nanny_56 Putnam County, IN(Zone 5b) Nov 27, 2008

Ooooooo bummer....

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