ML618452789

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

I knew immediately that this bird was different. It soared over Haven Road for at least five minutes, seldom beating its wings at all. When it finally did beat them, it raised its wings very high and then took a long deep beat. The skies were so dark and it was raining lightly which impeded my ability to see much detail. I took numerous photos and watched as the bird eventually glided away to the southwest side of the road. It then dropped into the forest and did not emerge again that I saw. I have checked with reliable resources, and they are leaning toward NORTHERN GOSHAWK. Once a consensus is reached, I will amend this report if applicable. Some of the features that indicate NG are the relatively shorter, squarish tail, bulging secondaries and large head. It's large size seemed to rule out Cooper's Hawk and Sharp-shinned Hawk was never in question.

Technical information

Model

Canon PowerShot SX540 HS

ISO

80

Focal length

92.7 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/5.6

Shutter speed

1/500 sec

Dimensions

1512 pixels x 1261 pixels

Original file size

141.31 KB