Swainson's Hawk - Robert Reed
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Date

Location

I-69 nb N of Sebastian
Willacy, Texas, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 26.3600349, -97.7835989
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Subadult SWHA seen along roadside. Very backlit. Had to lighten the image to identify the bird. We initially passed it off as a Red-tailed Hawk, but I suspected SWHA when I saw the bib and was reviewing and editing images tonight and showed the image to one of Jerry Ligouri's students from a raptor class just to be sure.

Technical information

Model
SP-100EE
ISO
125
Focal length
215 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire, auto
f-stop
f/6.5
Shutter speed
1/320 sec
Dimensions
3797 pixels x 2375 pixels
Original file size
2.56 MB