Weekly Bird Identification Quiz
January 11 - January 17, 2010
How to Identify:
There aren’t too many possibilities with this photo. It is obviously a hawk and a dark one at that. This quickly limits it to any of the dark morph or dark subspecies of Red-tailed, Swainson’s, Broad-winged, Ferruginous, and White-tailed Hawks. The most important thing to notice on this bird is the tail pattern. The weak barring on the tail with one strong band on the end of the retrices identify this bird as a Rough-legged Hawk.
Answer: Rough-legged Hawk
Photo Location: Hawthorn Mine, Dugger, IN
Photo Date: January 2010
Correct Answers:
Landon Neumann, Logansport, IN
Catherine Ripma, Zionsville, IN
Bill Murphy, Fishers, IN
John Mueller, Avon, IN
Other Answers:
Short-tailed Hawk - 1