What Hawk Is This?

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Lugnut

Discussion Starter · Dec 28, 2012

Sorry for the poor pic quality. Saw it while checking traps this morning and snapped a few quick shots. It was gray/blue on top, white underneath with black wingtips. Had about a 30" wingspan. Is it a marsh hawk?

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PADingo

· #2 · Dec 28, 2012

I'd go with Northern Harrier/Marsh Hawk.

Intresting article.

http://berkscountry.readingeagle.com/?p=1936

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Born2Hunt

· #3 · Dec 28, 2012

Perhaps this will help????

http://www.birds-of-north-america.net/hawks.html

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manfromshunk

· #4 · Dec 28, 2012

Looks like a goshawk to me. Had one at my house when I raised pheasants. Amazing critters.

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Woods walker

· #5 · Dec 28, 2012

It is a marsh hawk.

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gooseguy

· #6 · Dec 29, 2012

Male Harrier. White rump patch helps the id.

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BCozhunter

· #7 · Dec 29, 2012

PADingo said:
I'd go with Northern Harrier/Marsh Hawk.

Intresting article.

http://berkscountry.readingeagle.com/?p=1936

That hawk looks nothing like a reading eagle!!

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eyefromthesky

· #8 · Dec 29, 2012

Yep looks like a Northern Harrier.

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Harrier/id

A good website for bird ID.

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lynxone

· #9 · Dec 29, 2012

Marsh Hawk

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KravenTheHunter

· #10 · Dec 30, 2012

It kinda looks like a owl, but I could be way off...IMO

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RTH

· #11 · Dec 30, 2012

That's not a hawk at all. That is a PGC drone used for deer killing.

Sorry,it is an awesome picture. I have no idea. Looks like a stealt fighter to me

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Woods walker

· #12 · Dec 30, 2012

You are off, but not way off, one of the nick names for the marsh hawk is "the owl faced hawk".

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