Posted by Bob Kelley on December 06, 2002 at 15:28:42:
In Reply to: What are these hawks in my garden? posted by Kathleen V. on December 02, 2002 at 14:23:37:
Last week on the University of Miami campus in Coral gables I saw a light phase short-tailed hawk, a red-tailed hawk and a sharp-shinned hawk.
All are regular winter residents along with merlins( I saw a blue and gold macaw chasing one last week ). I have yet to see a Swainson, but it would not surprise me. Peregrine falcons winter in downtown Miami and of course kestrals are backyard birds. In a couple of months the swallow-tailed kites will return. They have become urban nesters in the past 10 years.
Bob Kelley
RKelley@math.miami.edu
: Who is this little hawk, slim, small head, much rust striping around throat, darkish body, longish tail - he is hanging around in the trees, bashing thru, scoping feeder, taking large cuban anoles, doves, silently. Is it sharp-shinned? Also, the quite big, creamy white, curving winged, very fanned shortish tail, cruising over my tall tree tops? Also, the big, big hawk circling with the vultures fairly low, long wingtips, long tail, looked dark. The big red-shouldered and the osprey just sit here and watch all these others in my yard.Thanks.