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Date: 6/3/25 1:09 pm From: Mary Wise <auntyem...> Subject: Re: [birders] Sharp Shinned Hawks
Lynn, Many raptors take multiple years to get to adult plumage. For bald eagles, it's not until the 5th year! For Cooper's and Sharp-shinned hawks, they don't get their adult plumage until late in their second year. Eye color is a better indicator of hatch-year vs. 2nd year birds, as it progresses from yellow to orange to finally red when they are adults. Hope that helps, Mary On Tue, Jun 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM '<plynkny...>' via Birders < <birders...> wrote: > Thanks, Allen for your comments. > > I'm beginning to collect the shed, brown-striped primaries, the longest of > which is 9". The hawks still have vertical streaks on their breasts, > although they're changing wing color. Is it fair to assume that these > birds were hatched this spring? I first saw them the third week in April > as they were examining the old squirrel nests. > > Lynn > > On Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 06:31:13 PM EDT, Allen Chartier < > <amazilia3...> wrote: > > > Cooper's Hawks do hunt mammals. Sharp-shinned are too small, and generally > do not nest in the southern half of the Lower Peninsula. > > Allen T. Chartier > Inkster, Michigan > Email: <amazilia3...> > Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mihummingbirdguy/collections/ > Website/Blog: http://mihummingbirdguy.blogspot.com/ > > On Thu, May 29, 2025, 6:19 PM '<plynkny...>' via Birders < > <birders...> wrote: > > About an hour ago, one of the Sharp Shinned Hawks caught and ate a rabbit > kit whose ear measured 1.75" and skull, teeth to back, measured 2.5". > Based on fur in the neighbor's yard, it's obvious this wasn't a first. I > didn't realize they'd hunt mammals. > > Lynn > > -- > Birders is a service of the Great Lakes Commission. Visit us at > www.glc.org > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Birders" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to birders+<unsubscribe...> > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/a/great-lakes.net/d/msgid/birders/<251283036.1582025.1748556752679...> > <https://groups.google.com/a/great-lakes.net/d/msgid/birders/<251283036.1582025.1748556752679...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > Birders is a service of the Great Lakes Commission. Visit us at > www.glc.org > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Birders" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to birders+<unsubscribe...> > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/a/great-lakes.net/d/msgid/birders/CAFoKnJWXCELgehB1rsEdrTXM5RKx36EeVfwG7PXprifY%2BYe%<3DjA...> > <https://groups.google.com/a/great-lakes.net/d/msgid/birders/CAFoKnJWXCELgehB1rsEdrTXM5RKx36EeVfwG7PXprifY%2BYe%<3DjA...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > Birders is a service of the Great Lakes Commission. Visit us at > www.glc.org > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Birders" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to birders+<unsubscribe...> > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/a/great-lakes.net/d/msgid/birders/<1373526285.2379345.1748956610080...> > <https://groups.google.com/a/great-lakes.net/d/msgid/birders/<1373526285.2379345.1748956610080...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Birders is a service of the Great Lakes Commission. Visit us at www.glc.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Birders" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to birders+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/great-lakes.net/d/msgid/birders/<CANuU9skNXKYyMYM2jdFJbj4Xec3NUwjRbT1E9jHZBqZ5LkYtpw...>

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