Marcia Watson-Whitmyre wrote: > Leslie Fisher wrote: > > > Also, possible Goshawk? Any thoughts? > > Accipiter length tail, long , straight and squared at end. > > Very bulky body, easily 2x size small Sharpie > > Massive & broad wings, almost buteo like, but crooked forward at the > > elbow, giving the typical head impression of an accipiter. > > Wingbeats were slow and deliberate. > > Bird was seen in profile, several glasses above the horizon, and at some > > distance. > > Les, a few years back, I had hanging around my yard an adult Goshawk that > had escaped from a falconer . One characteristic I learned to watch for is > a rowing action of the wings when the bird is seen in profile: it looks > like the bird reaches forward, then back, on every wingbeat. Very > powerful. Also the eye stripe and black cap of an adult should be visible > in profile. Does this sound like your bird? Marcia > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Marcia Watson-Whitmyre <mww@udel.edu> > Assistant Director for Academic Policies Administration > University of Delaware > > Marcia Watson-Whitmyre > Assistant Director for Academic Policies Administration <mww@udel.edu> > University of Delaware > 234 Hullihen Hall Work: 302-831-6656 > University of Delaware Fax: 302-831-8745 > Newark Netscape Conference Address > Delaware Netscape Conference DLS Server > 19716 > USA > Additional Information: > Last Name Watson-Whitmyre > First NameMarcia > Version 2.1 The bird was much too far off to pick up eye stripe/ cap on head. Thx for good tip on wing beat. Les.