Collared Sparrowhawk or Brown Goshawk? - birding-aus

Message from discussion Collared Sparrowhawk or Brown Goshawk?

Greg & Val Clancy

More options May 9, 5:37 am

From: "Greg & Val Clancy" <gcla...@tpg.com.au>

Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 19:37:51 +1000

Local: Fri, May 9 2008 5:37 am

Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Collared Sparrowhawk or Brown Goshawk?

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Belinda,

I would say Collared Sparrowhawk (adult) based on the length of the longest
toe and the square tail. Was it relatively small?

Greg Clancy

----- Original Message -----
From: "gary wright" <gary.wright.em...@gmail.com>
To: "Belinda Cassidy" <belinda.cass...@gmail.com>

Cc: "birding aus" <birding-...@vicnet.net.au>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Collared Sparrowhawk or Brown Goshawk?

> Belinda

> I don't claim to be an expert but I would say collared sparrowhawk, based
> mainly on tail and brow.

> I think it was a good idea to ask-very respectful!

> Gary
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Belinda Cassidy" <belinda.cass...@gmail.com>
> To: <birding-...@vicnet.net.au>
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 5:35 PM
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Collared Sparrowhawk or Brown Goshawk?

>> Ok today we heard a huge `raucus' in the forest and we traced it to the
>> bird
>> in the photo below. It seemed pretty happy to let us approach, so I asked
>> it
>> if could tell me if it is a brown Goshawk or a Collared Sparrowhawk? It
>> can't hurt to ask.

>> Anyway, being unable to speak English, it responded in what I have to
>> consider to be a kind of `special sign language' or something, which I
>> managed to capture on camera. What do you think it means?

>> http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj144/Serenity-photos/raptor_1.jpg
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