Lucky Hammock.

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: I stopped by Lucky Hammock late yesterday for about an hour, I had some good raptors while there. All the birds were seen in the plowed field due east of Lucky Hammock except the Short-tailed Hawk, which was flying over Homestead. : : Swanison’s Hawk, dark morph immature sitting in the plowed field. : An adult Peregrine Falcon doing the same. : Red-shouldered Hawks : Kestrels : Northern Harriers : Dark Morph Short-tailed Hawk : : The most interesting raptor was what I think may be a Krider’s Red-tailed Hawk. It flew from a tree in the brushy area east of Lucky Hammock; it then flew across the plowed field towards the canal and landed in a tree. I only had my binoculars on so it was a long distance to view the bird. As soon as it landed an Osprey attacked it as well as Crows, Red-Shouldered Hawks, Kestrels and Northern Harriers. This poor bird could not get any rest; it flew around being chased by every other raptor in the area. It eventually landed even farther away on a Royal Palm where I could barley see it. : : If I was able to get a scope view of the bird I would be more certain of the I.D. but I am pretty sure that it is a Krider’s Red-tailed Hawk. It had a very pale pinkish red tail and a very white belly. I don’t remember any bellyband. It was very light gray on the back with some light colored scapular feathers. It looks like an adult bird. : : Any birders in the area may want to look for it; the bird was very skittish which is why I never saw it well. : : Larry Manfredi : Homestead, FL. : E-mail: birderlm@bellsouth.net : http://www.southfloridabirding.com : :

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