tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post3386199036569522909..comments2024-01-02T22:04:14.159-08:00Comments on Raptor Identification and Photography: Juvenile Harlan's TailsJerry Liguorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14203420699692077510noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post-6848020269078465682014-01-24T21:08:06.453-08:002014-01-24T21:08:06.453-08:00Thank you Sherri!Thank you Sherri!Jerry Liguorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203420699692077510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post-2626050691311894772014-01-24T21:07:08.330-08:002014-01-24T21:07:08.330-08:00Jerry, I am so glad I was pointed to your blog by ...Jerry, I am so glad I was pointed to your blog by a friend. It is posts like this that set it apart from your typical blog. Excellent.Sherri Englishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post-27466174068376941042014-01-24T09:07:48.735-08:002014-01-24T09:07:48.735-08:00I think there are 2 records for the East Coast...I...I think there are 2 records for the East Coast...I'm not aware of others but could be more records of courseJerry Liguorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203420699692077510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post-7894815314092081442014-01-24T06:17:41.135-08:002014-01-24T06:17:41.135-08:00Interesting, thanks, Jerry. Amazing the range of ...Interesting, thanks, Jerry. Amazing the range of the Eastern RT. That bugger is all over the place. You guys in the Midwest and Western part of the country really get to see a lot more variety of the RT subspecies than us here in the Northeast. We're more apt to see a rare European bird show up here than any type of Harlan's. I'm not sure when, if ever, a Harlan's was officially sited anywhere on the east coast? Out of all the red tail subspecies, that is IMO the most interesting one because of that vast range of plumage.Hatem Gomaanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post-43344634577219414532014-01-24T05:07:28.340-08:002014-01-24T05:07:28.340-08:00Good blog, with excellent info. Some of these tail...Good blog, with excellent info. Some of these tail photos would be hard to ID, would like to see full pics of those birds. This blog needs a follow up or a full atricle on this!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your knowledge.<br />Pete GustasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post-20819517726676635642014-01-24T03:52:39.356-08:002014-01-24T03:52:39.356-08:00We get the occasional dark (western) RT at our sou...We get the occasional dark (western) RT at our southern Ontario hawkwatch annually. Should we keep an eye out for a Harlan's too? An special timing, early or late RT season?Derek Lyonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post-44291031796025312872014-01-23T07:03:58.580-08:002014-01-23T07:03:58.580-08:00Hatem - lots of places. all through the middle par...Hatem - lots of places. all through the middle part of the country in winter and they inhabit a large intergrade zone from the tip of ND through western Canada into southeast Alaska in summerJerry Liguorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203420699692077510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post-64076064767224227492014-01-23T06:55:38.217-08:002014-01-23T06:55:38.217-08:00But in the field is there any area where you would...But in the field is there any area where you would see Harlan's and Eastern RTs together at all? Texas possibly? The RTs I've seen in Texas near Houston look very Eastern-like. <br />How far east is the Harlan's range?Hatem Gomaanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post-36380462229132463562014-01-22T17:13:52.069-08:002014-01-22T17:13:52.069-08:00It would be easy for someone to mistake the 1st or...It would be easy for someone to mistake the 1st or 2nd light-morph, 2nd dark-morp, and 3rd intermediate-morph posted here as a non-Harlan's since the tails are not classic. Jerry Liguorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203420699692077510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post-25616190917506240072014-01-22T15:43:49.310-08:002014-01-22T15:43:49.310-08:00Ah, I got it. Thanks.
Hopefully you'll tell...Ah, I got it. Thanks. <br />Hopefully you'll tell us about the thick or wide tail bands on the westerns sometime soon. Really looking forward to that! :)Hatem Gomaanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post-59005171284521390712014-01-22T09:12:52.287-08:002014-01-22T09:12:52.287-08:00Hi Hatem - Some of the light-morph tails that are ...Hi Hatem - Some of the light-morph tails that are just brown with black bands could be confused for Eastern or Western, especially if they are photos of perched birds and not close-up fine detailed photos like these. Jerry Liguorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203420699692077510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post-90680874413415852822014-01-22T05:20:15.851-08:002014-01-22T05:20:15.851-08:00What other races besides the Krider's would th...What other races besides the Krider's would there be confusion with the juvy tails of Harlan's, Jerry? Is the western red tail close in some instances? Territory-wise I think mostly the Krider's but usually you have enough of the rest of the body to make the distinction, no?Hatem Gomaanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post-91129989100098415512014-01-21T16:18:19.352-08:002014-01-21T16:18:19.352-08:00Thanks Marc - I am lucky to have lots of friends w...Thanks Marc - I am lucky to have lots of friends who study raptors and share their photos. It's a combined effort and funJerry Liguorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203420699692077510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post-14851396238055221572014-01-21T07:25:42.091-08:002014-01-21T07:25:42.091-08:00A nice essay and array of tails, I will mark this ...A nice essay and array of tails, I will mark this post as Shyloh Monster has. It is interesting to see how the tail pattern varies so much in one race of hawk. Thank you again for sharing your work Jerry!Marc B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post-51922234323476590462014-01-20T14:57:37.093-08:002014-01-20T14:57:37.093-08:00I'm glad Shyloh....I'm glad Shyloh....Jerry Liguorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203420699692077510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post-78742274925103598852014-01-20T14:51:55.078-08:002014-01-20T14:51:55.078-08:00Cool! Thanks for the great reference. I'll be ...Cool! Thanks for the great reference. I'll be referring to this regularly.Shyloh Monsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498051496611168837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post-62063199866842684972014-01-20T14:00:05.880-08:002014-01-20T14:00:05.880-08:00Thanks Mia.
Anonymous - I might try to do an arti...Thanks Mia.<br /><br />Anonymous - I might try to do an article too and show the body plumages that go along with the tails since there are helpful traits to look at bsides the tail of course. I guess this post is meant to just point out good examples and show that some are tougher to distinguish...kind of a tip for banders.Jerry Liguorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203420699692077510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post-58765277830634389912014-01-20T13:57:14.663-08:002014-01-20T13:57:14.663-08:00Jerry, it might be easier to have this here and it...Jerry, it might be easier to have this here and it is a resourceful post, but how about an article too to reach a bigger audience?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2452476371504893454.post-67084750628881242752014-01-20T13:53:34.571-08:002014-01-20T13:53:34.571-08:00Excellent information as always Jerry. Excellent information as always Jerry. Mia McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613385411156245829noreply@blogger.com