Date: 1/1/25 11:02 pm From: David Philleo <dphilleo...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Fwd: [pen-bird] Help with ID-ing hawk
Zone-tailed Hawk has a one -striped tail ftom below but 2 grey from sbove.
and flies and soars much closer appearing to a larger TV. I think there
was a local record over a decade ago.
And hangs out with TVs. I saw it singly in the Hauchuca mtns. up above
Ramsey canyon.
On Wed, Jan 1, 2025, 5:19 PM 'Glen Tepke' via mbbirds <
<mbbirds...> wrote:
> Forwarding this post from the Pen-Bird list to the Monterey Bay Birds list
> because the location of this interesting hawk seems to be in Santa Cruz
> Co. Just the messenger.
> Glen Tepke
> Santa Cruz
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> Subject: [pen-bird] Help with ID-ing hawk
> Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 16:57:19 -0800
> From: Karen Moody - Santa Cruz Mts via groups.io
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> In the Santa Cruz mountains, a few miles south of Castle Rock SP.
>
> I've seen this hawk 4 times in the last 2 days. All Black Buteo shaped,
> with broad wings. Overall it was somewhat smaller than the Turkey Vultures.
> It had a very clear and well defined single white band on tail. Band was
> near the Middle of the tail, with black on either side. Viewed from below
> the wing flight feathers were lighter shade of gray, similar to TV and when
> observed through binoculars faint banding was visible on them, similar to a
> juvenile Red Tailed Hawk but much more muddy shades of grey. It had very
> bright yellow legs with no feathers on them, and bill was also very bright
> yellow. Legs and bill were so bright they were visible without binoculars
> similar in color to fresh yellow road lines. I heard it call once,
> screeching high pitch repeated several times, but not as high pitched or
> whiney sounding as Peregrine Falcon. Hoping to get photos.it has been
> hanging out with our local TVs.
>
> Thanks for any ideas, thoughts and what else I should be looking for if I
> see it again.
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