I really like this! No complaints or criticism. Nice legible board writing (and you write really fast!). I'll be watching this video again and again, I'm sure. Ah, one thing, maybe you can show a geographical map of where we can expect or not expect to see one of these fine birds. Thank you very much!🎉
Very good video. Thanks for posting ! Been seeing a bird of prey every winter at our family land in NC for many years. Just moved in to gpa's old house out here and today discovered they are Northern Harriers. Watching them hunt from my porch is quality entertainment. And a Coopers Hawk ( I think )going after a flock of grackles. For the first time ever, I LOVE my neighbors lol
Excellent, guys. Very well put together and great for us European birders. 🇬🇧 Raptors are always fascinating , so many plumage variants. Superb birding channel. Thanks.
Well done, excellent. I greatly appreciate this video. I learned how to pronounce Buteos and Accipiters correctly. Upper & lowercase T very helpful identification!
When we moved here we found we were on some major migration pathway and twice a year we get the most amazing birds!! This video I think helped me to actually identify a hawk I was so confused about! I see so many eagles too! Immature and mature it’s just great!
@BadgerlandBirding south eastern shore of superior. I see why birders have binoculars haha . I think I've seen a merlin to this year. Thing looked so flippin cool.
I liked this style a lot and this was a good one to do with. I've gotten better at identifying Hawks over the past couple years. But you added some great information that will further help me. Thank you.
The California condor is the largest vulture. When I was a child thay were so close to extint because the farmers sprayed with crops and fields with rat poison. When the condors seen easy food ate the rats on thier migration. The poison made the eggs of the condor very thin and weak. They were almost extint. I got to see a migration in 2005. It put a smile on my face
That's a nice summary. Along the same lines, I've always been a little puzzled about the way birders describe certain parts of the wing and feathers. For example primaries vs secondaries, coverts, etc. If you're looking for a video topic that might spark interest, that's one worth considering.
This is good. I'd always thought of shrikes as a kind of raptor. For that matter, I've tended to see jays and ravens in a similar way. I tend to see mostly ferruginous and Swainson's. I can never tell them apart.
I don't have time to watch right now, but I'll be back for this one. For now, an offering for the algorithm. The only hawks I can reliably ID right now are red-tailed and red-shouldered. I have a lot of very active, vocal red-shoulders that are always circling over my neighborhood, so I'm very familiar with them. And then red-tails are unmistakable.
I’m a birder since childhood, have worked on Breeding Bird Surveys for decades with NFS. They no longer do one that really was a great and fun weekend in early June in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in your home state. Did that one for many many years. Well run and had so many friends associated with that one. Unfortunately, like the one I also used to participate in at the Hiawatha National Forest (Central Section) in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula which shut down to budget changes by the then new biologist to that area after the 2002 survey, the Wisconsin Breeding Bird also fell to budget restraints after 20+ years of dedicated service by professional birding experts recognized by the NFS and weekend hobbyists and beginners alike. Sad, very sad time. Used to live in Manistique, Michigan in the UP of Michigan and now live downstate. Still get out birding very often and make special trips north (and south-west) to visit my old stomping grounds for the birds and other wildlife, wild flowers. Thanks for the video. I will subscribe!
I'm very familiar with the Red-tailed and see them almost anywhere, except for environments with denser trees and without much open areas. This time of the year is when I see them perched on lights on major highways located in open to semi-open environments. They've become a very successful bird in urban parts of America. A recreational area that has a few ponds and many trees, along with a semi-open woodland, is home to a Red-shouldered pair. Every year beginning in late February/early March, I hear them being very noisy. I even got to see one of them fly in and perch while I was there in March one year. Cooper's is another one that I see almost anywhere, except for areas that are more heavily developed without enough trees. I recently saw an adult flying low and fast through the condo complex I live in, as if it was targeting prey. The Broad-winged and Sharp-shinned are the ones I hardly ever see or hear most likely due to them preferring forests and larger woodlands. I've never seen migrating groups of Broad-winged's soaring. I've never gotten to see a Northern Harrier all the times I've been to a large local shoreline park and coastal areas that have protected beach, marshland, and open tall grasses.
-excited screeching from far away- Okay! Now that I have it out of my system a bit hehe - Wooohooo!! Hawks!! You already know these are among my favorites, hehe - great to know how "Buteo" is actually pronounced, too. (One of my most embarrassing bad habits is not knowing how to pronounce words I've only ever seen in print and never heard out loud!) Lots and LOTS of red-shouldered hawks in my area, and golden eagles. One of the first reasons I started wanting to ID birds at all was because I would see these huge birds near the road and I just didn't want to believe they were ALL "buzzards" (which I now know, black vultures are THE common roadside raptor around here). And come to find out: they weren't all vultures! Immature golden eagles and some of the biggest juvenile red-shouldered hawks can be mistaken for a vulture depending on how they are flying and if you don't have a good frame-of-reference for size. After all it's very hard to tell if you're seeing a vulture high up, or a hawk lower down, when it's just passing over head and you don't have much in the way of trees or anything to give you an idea how far away the bird actually is. And in parts of Texas there was a whole dust-up (back in the 90s I think) about juvenile golden eagles getting shot down by mistake. VERY cool way to present the information, and I really do like this - it feels very classroom and for me that's extremely helpful and positive. Makes my brain latch on better I guess! I also chuckled a bit when you mentioned the debate about "raptors" as a term. Boy is THAT a topic and then some! I recall seeing a series (on PBS Nature of course) discussing dozens of species from sparrow hawks to Stellar's sea eagles and ospreys and even corvids. A truly wild amount of diversity. They talked about the snail kites too which was NEAT. I have to say though - why DO some birds get called hawks in their common name, when they aren't "real" hawks - like the sparrow hawk, you know? I suppose some of it has to do with how general and interchangeable the terms have been, historically speaking. I would absolutely love to see you cover some more of these species though!
Wow - great content, well-organized, and a pleasant delivery/presentation! Thanks @Badgerland Birding - I really enjoy your channel. I've recently moved back to Virginia after over 15 years in Guatemala. The big kettles of Broad-winged Hawks passed over my house most years, on their migration, usually sometime in October or maybe late September. It was always great fun to go outside and suddenly see the sky filled with them. It surprised me when you mentioned them - I forgot you'd see them from a Northern viewpoint in the States, when they first start their journey. :) I'll check and see if you have a video on the trip you mentioned to observe their departure. Also, I recently spotted a Red-shouldered Hawk in a big old oak in my yard and appreciate your description of their flights. Now I know for sure that's what I saw on a different day, flying over the field in front of my house!
This fall I got an up close look at a Cooper's (sparrowhawk) which chased a bird that hit my bedroom window and devoured it beneath the window plucking feathers every where and ripping flesh. Took a few pics to identify the kind of hawk. I jumped when the bird hit the window loudly, left a smear. 😮
I was cruising along slowly, say, 85-90mph, on a bright, sunny, day. A red tail whose tail was a BRIGHT red, coasted under my left wing tip. It was the best view of one I’d ever had. What was likely only a couple of seconds seemed like 3-5 minutes. But he flew better than me, and scooted away. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
Red tailed hawks are notorious for stealing chickens. A nearby acquaintance lost two chihuahuas to hawks here in Tucson, Arizona about three years ago. I don’t know which type of hawk took them but if you have a small dog only take it out on a leash.
Good morning 🌅 to you from Hong Kong 🇭🇰, Derek. May I please ask where would Owls 🦉 fit in, according to your diagram……? Would those be in the “others” category……🤔🤔🤔🤔🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐
You didn't mention that when perched, Red-tailed Hawks look like a football in trees. Deciding if I'm looking at a Cooper's or Sharp-shinned is very challenging for me.
Accipiter, Astur, and Circus are all in subfamily Accipitrinae as found by Catanach et al 2024. Genus Circus is sister to the genus Astur and harriers do share many structural/plumage traits with the other accipitrine raptors. Why then categorise northern harriers as "other"? It is more helpful for identification to recognise this relationship.
@@BadgerlandBirding I suppose I don't understand what technical jargon is necessary to say a harrier is a type of hawk that is closely related to Accipiter and Astur.
At first glance: The “Bird Board” is a good idea. Visual learning supplements audio learning, and in some cases replaces it. The two combined are strong. Suggestion: on a whiteboard surface, USE DARK INK. Repeat: USE DARK INK. Your bird board is a useful learning aid IF it can be read. This one provides almost as much confusion as information. Please adjust that? Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
Still not easy. I have a lot of these moving through my Catskills property. Even taking out a chicken once in awhile. But that's okay. I love hawks. It it true that juvenile raptors often appear larger than adults?
So is a 'golden' the same as cooper? Was in PA yesterday. About 70mi east of coopers rock. Seen one fly over me on the interstate. It was NOT a red tail we have those all over here in wv. Years ago I seen one similar here in wv and was told it if it wasnt a red tail then it was a golden. Just wondering where that region name fits in.
@@MaggieStewart-u8r as I mentioned, raptor is a loose term used for various species that technically are or aren’t “raptors”. For an identification video it made sense to include them because many people see them soaring
Multiple more recent studies consistently find New World vultures to be closer to (or within) Accipitriformes than anything else; the vulture-heron connection is a bit outdated at this point. That said, as mentioned, "raptors" is a loose term that doesn't really have a taxonomic meaning at this point. (E.g., falcons are raptors but are more closely related to parrots and passerines.) As an aside, this does make it a little funny for a dinosaur paleontologist to see ornithologists grumbling about the use of the term "raptor" to refer to animals like _Velociraptor_ - at least they seem to form a true monophyletic clade!
You want to come see my birds? I live in a national forest. Arco couple of the Ravens just had a clutch. Damn here they pissed at that eagle. I don't know how many of them are here regarding species or number but I can say that it is a fantastic family to have.
I like this style of video. Pictures, descriptions are very helpful in understanding.
We’re glad you liked it!
I've been a birder for 30 years, and I've always been most interested in raptors. Yet, I still struggle with ID'ing some. This was super helpful.
Excellent presentation
Very impressed with your knowledge and presentation.
I really like this! No complaints or criticism. Nice legible board writing (and you write really fast!). I'll be watching this video again and again, I'm sure. Ah, one thing, maybe you can show a geographical map of where we can expect or not expect to see one of these fine birds. Thank you very much!🎉
Super helpful video! I'll probably come back and reference this a few times! Those buteos are the trickiest for me!
The "Cross" , or big and little 'T' , is my fave.
Very good video. Thanks for posting ! Been seeing a bird of prey every winter at our family land in NC for many years. Just moved in to gpa's old house out here and today discovered they are Northern Harriers. Watching them hunt from my porch is quality entertainment. And a Coopers Hawk ( I think )going after a flock of grackles. For the first time ever, I LOVE my neighbors lol
Excellent presentation. Very informative and packed with great tips. Thank you.
Excellent, guys. Very well put together and great for us European birders. 🇬🇧
Raptors are always fascinating , so many plumage variants.
Superb birding channel. Thanks.
Really awesome way to present information mate! Loved it all the way from Australia, we’ve got some pretty cool birds of prey too
Excellent presentation. I'll come back to it often. Looking forward to others.
Well done, excellent. I greatly appreciate this video. I learned how to pronounce Buteos and Accipiters correctly. Upper & lowercase T very helpful identification!
When we moved here we found we were on some major migration pathway and twice a year we get the most amazing birds!! This video I think helped me to actually identify a hawk I was so confused about! I see so many eagles too! Immature and mature it’s just great!
I swear i keep seeing golden eagles but my brothers convinced im crazed and seeing young balds . Great video
What part of the country are you in?
@BadgerlandBirding south eastern shore of superior. I see why birders have binoculars haha . I think I've seen a merlin to this year. Thing looked so flippin cool.
If you want to be sure you can get a pic and send to us. Badgerlandbirding@gmail.com. It’s likely a bald based on location but you never know
@@BadgerlandBirding definitely will! My buddy hit one about a decade ago and the dnr had to come in . I've been on the hunt sense haha. Appreciater
A coworker recommended this channel. I am enjoying it. Thank you. Peace. ✌
@@WilliamSFBikeTour tell them thanks and glad you enjoy it as well!
Red shoulder hawks are becoming more common out west. I seen them quite a bit in southern Oregon
That’s really interesting. A lot of raptors seem to be moving into the PNW
Great presentation!! Astonishing knowledge. You have answered so many questions about my observations . Thank you
@@jimwilliams4170 thank you!!
Thank you i needed this.
God Bless you.
Definitely a good presentation style! Learned a lot!
Great job, well done, thank you!
Awesome video! Thanks for developing this and sharing!
--Beginning birder
Thanks for the helpful information to id hawks. I will watch again to learn more. I like watching hawks unless they are watching over my feeders.
Great presentation, thanks for purring this together
Good info, thanks for posting this. We have mostly red-tailed hawks in Fort Worth.
Fantastic job here Derek you did wonderful here I love the way you covered it .
I liked this style a lot and this was a good one to do with. I've gotten better at identifying Hawks over the past couple years. But you added some great information that will further help me. Thank you.
Excellent video on identifying hawks. Love the shape diagrams. Very well done Derek😊
The California condor is the largest vulture.
When I was a child thay were so close to extint because the farmers sprayed with crops and fields with rat poison. When the condors seen easy food ate the rats on thier migration. The poison made the eggs of the condor very thin and weak. They were almost extint.
I got to see a migration in 2005.
It put a smile on my face
It’s great that they’re back!
I really like this video and would love to see more like it.
That's a nice summary. Along the same lines, I've always been a little puzzled about the way birders describe certain parts of the wing and feathers. For example primaries vs secondaries, coverts, etc. If you're looking for a video topic that might spark interest, that's one worth considering.
This is good.
I'd always thought of shrikes as a kind of raptor. For that matter, I've tended to see jays and ravens in a similar way.
I tend to see mostly ferruginous and Swainson's. I can never tell them apart.
Great video. A similar treatment of Owls would be interesting at least to me.
I don't have time to watch right now, but I'll be back for this one. For now, an offering for the algorithm. The only hawks I can reliably ID right now are red-tailed and red-shouldered. I have a lot of very active, vocal red-shoulders that are always circling over my neighborhood, so I'm very familiar with them. And then red-tails are unmistakable.
We appreciate your offering! Hawks are wild. Red-tails alone can look so different depending on subspecies
I’m a birder since childhood, have worked on Breeding Bird Surveys for decades with NFS. They no longer do one that really was a great and fun weekend in early June in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in your home state. Did that one for many many years. Well run and had so many friends associated with that one. Unfortunately, like the one I also used to participate in at the Hiawatha National Forest (Central Section) in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula which shut down to budget changes by the then new biologist to that area after the 2002 survey, the Wisconsin Breeding Bird also fell to budget restraints after 20+ years of dedicated service by professional birding experts recognized by the NFS and weekend hobbyists and beginners alike. Sad, very sad time. Used to live in Manistique, Michigan in the UP of Michigan and now live downstate. Still get out birding very often and make special trips north (and south-west) to visit my old stomping grounds for the birds and other wildlife, wild flowers. Thanks for the video. I will subscribe!
I'm very familiar with the Red-tailed and see them almost anywhere, except for environments with denser trees and without much open areas. This time of the year is when I see them perched on lights on major highways located in open to semi-open environments. They've become a very successful bird in urban parts of America.
A recreational area that has a few ponds and many trees, along with a semi-open woodland, is home to a Red-shouldered pair. Every year beginning in late February/early March, I hear them being very noisy. I even got to see one of them fly in and perch while I was there in March one year.
Cooper's is another one that I see almost anywhere, except for areas that are more heavily developed without enough trees. I recently saw an adult flying low and fast through the condo complex I live in, as if it was targeting prey.
The Broad-winged and Sharp-shinned are the ones I hardly ever see or hear most likely due to them preferring forests and larger woodlands. I've never seen migrating groups of Broad-winged's soaring.
I've never gotten to see a Northern Harrier all the times I've been to a large local shoreline park and coastal areas that have protected beach, marshland, and open tall grasses.
Reminds me of Fun with Flags with Sheldon Cooper.
Sheldon Cooper’s Hawk
@@BadgerlandBirding Touché
Nice
Well done
Thanks
Love this format!
-excited screeching from far away-
Okay! Now that I have it out of my system a bit hehe - Wooohooo!! Hawks!!
You already know these are among my favorites, hehe - great to know how "Buteo" is actually pronounced, too. (One of my most embarrassing bad habits is not knowing how to pronounce words I've only ever seen in print and never heard out loud!) Lots and LOTS of red-shouldered hawks in my area, and golden eagles. One of the first reasons I started wanting to ID birds at all was because I would see these huge birds near the road and I just didn't want to believe they were ALL "buzzards" (which I now know, black vultures are THE common roadside raptor around here). And come to find out: they weren't all vultures! Immature golden eagles and some of the biggest juvenile red-shouldered hawks can be mistaken for a vulture depending on how they are flying and if you don't have a good frame-of-reference for size. After all it's very hard to tell if you're seeing a vulture high up, or a hawk lower down, when it's just passing over head and you don't have much in the way of trees or anything to give you an idea how far away the bird actually is. And in parts of Texas there was a whole dust-up (back in the 90s I think) about juvenile golden eagles getting shot down by mistake.
VERY cool way to present the information, and I really do like this - it feels very classroom and for me that's extremely helpful and positive. Makes my brain latch on better I guess!
I also chuckled a bit when you mentioned the debate about "raptors" as a term. Boy is THAT a topic and then some! I recall seeing a series (on PBS Nature of course) discussing dozens of species from sparrow hawks to Stellar's sea eagles and ospreys and even corvids. A truly wild amount of diversity. They talked about the snail kites too which was NEAT.
I have to say though - why DO some birds get called hawks in their common name, when they aren't "real" hawks - like the sparrow hawk, you know? I suppose some of it has to do with how general and interchangeable the terms have been, historically speaking.
I would absolutely love to see you cover some more of these species though!
Wow - great content, well-organized, and a pleasant delivery/presentation! Thanks @Badgerland Birding - I really enjoy your channel. I've recently moved back to Virginia after over 15 years in Guatemala. The big kettles of Broad-winged Hawks passed over my house most years, on their migration, usually sometime in October or maybe late September. It was always great fun to go outside and suddenly see the sky filled with them. It surprised me when you mentioned them - I forgot you'd see them from a Northern viewpoint in the States, when they first start their journey. :) I'll check and see if you have a video on the trip you mentioned to observe their departure. Also, I recently spotted a Red-shouldered Hawk in a big old oak in my yard and appreciate your description of their flights. Now I know for sure that's what I saw on a different day, flying over the field in front of my house!
My favorite hawk is the zone-tailed hawk.
That’s an awesome one! We saw our lifer at the Grand Canyon
This fall I got an up close look at a Cooper's (sparrowhawk) which chased a bird that hit my bedroom window and devoured it beneath the window plucking feathers every where and ripping flesh. Took a few pics to identify the kind of hawk. I jumped when the bird hit the window loudly, left a smear. 😮
They say Coopers Hawks do that on purpose. Unsure if it’s actually truly intentional but they certainly take advantage of window strikes
I was cruising along slowly, say, 85-90mph, on a bright, sunny, day. A red tail whose tail was a BRIGHT red, coasted under my left wing tip. It was the best view of one I’d ever had. What was likely only a couple of seconds seemed like 3-5 minutes. But he flew better than me, and scooted away.
Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
Great video thank you!
i love birds especially hawk too.
Red tailed hawks are notorious for stealing chickens.
A nearby acquaintance lost two chihuahuas to hawks here in Tucson, Arizona about three years ago. I don’t know which type of hawk took them but if you have a small dog only take it out on a leash.
I love all your videos, the trips are fun, and yes, I love these instructional videos, too! Very very helpful!
ENJOYED VIDEO I FIND HAWKS INTERESTING
They are certainly fascinating!
Still not sure which kind I get but I'll go look at my pictures
AWESOME VIDEO. are owls considered raptors?
There’s actually a big debate about that. For this video we focused on things you’d see soaring more than most owls usually do
Good morning 🌅 to you from Hong Kong 🇭🇰, Derek. May I please ask where would Owls 🦉 fit in, according to your diagram……? Would those be in the “others” category……🤔🤔🤔🤔🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐
Great question! There’s actually a debate on whether owls are actually raptors or not. They are on a separate beach from hawks entirely!
You didn't mention that when perched, Red-tailed Hawks look like a football in trees.
Deciding if I'm looking at a Cooper's or Sharp-shinned is very challenging for me.
Is there a difference in the calls they make?
Yes but I honestly don’t hear them vocalizing too often. The noisiest ones I hear are Red-shouldered Hawks and occasionally Red-tailed Hawks.
@@BadgerlandBirding The red tailed hawks by me will occasionally send out a high pitched whistle type sound. High and descending note
Accipiter, Astur, and Circus are all in subfamily Accipitrinae as found by Catanach et al 2024. Genus Circus is sister to the genus Astur and harriers do share many structural/plumage traits with the other accipitrine raptors. Why then categorise northern harriers as "other"? It is more helpful for identification to recognise this relationship.
To make thing simple so that people don’t need to understand all the technical jargon to learn
@@BadgerlandBirding I suppose I don't understand what technical jargon is necessary to say a harrier is a type of hawk that is closely related to Accipiter and Astur.
5:34 this is what chickens have nightmares about
If you hit a red tail hawk dead center with a 30-06 it goes poof and the two wings float down like little helicopters. 😅
You missed the Harris’s Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus).
They are quite localized in certain parts of the coubtry
At first glance:
The “Bird Board” is a good idea. Visual learning supplements audio learning, and in some cases replaces it. The two combined are strong.
Suggestion: on a whiteboard surface, USE DARK INK. Repeat: USE DARK INK.
Your bird board is a useful learning aid IF it can be read. This one provides almost as much confusion as information. Please adjust that?
Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
Still not easy. I have a lot of these moving through my Catskills property. Even taking out a chicken once in awhile. But that's okay. I love hawks. It it true that juvenile raptors often appear larger than adults?
So is a 'golden' the same as cooper?
Was in PA yesterday. About 70mi east of coopers rock. Seen one fly over me on the interstate.
It was NOT a red tail we have those all over here in wv.
Years ago I seen one similar here in wv and was told it if it wasnt a red tail then it was a golden. Just wondering where that region name fits in.
Sharp-shinned you showd look quite similar.
Golden likely refers to “Golden Eagle”. Juvenile Bald Eagles can look very similar to Goldens. Both are different from Cooper’s or Sharp-shinned Hawk
What is a owl
I wanna learn how to identify hawks too ,ah
Boooooo get off the stage!
Red tailed hawks are huge basically small eagles lol.
So males can be surprisingly small. However females can be massive, yes!
Caracara?
@@123amsterdan456 they go with the Falcons!
TIL I've been saying Buteo wrong this whole time. (I've only ever read it, not heard it.. I was saying 'byew-TAY-o')
We call em "day owls"
We call owls "night hawks"
Hoohoo
Now I see my problem--there's a million kinds of hawks and they all look the same.
Sometimes lol
Vulture a raptor?? - their feet look like a chickens, their DNA is closest to herons
@@MaggieStewart-u8r as I mentioned, raptor is a loose term used for various species that technically are or aren’t “raptors”. For an identification video it made sense to include them because many people see them soaring
Multiple more recent studies consistently find New World vultures to be closer to (or within) Accipitriformes than anything else; the vulture-heron connection is a bit outdated at this point. That said, as mentioned, "raptors" is a loose term that doesn't really have a taxonomic meaning at this point. (E.g., falcons are raptors but are more closely related to parrots and passerines.) As an aside, this does make it a little funny for a dinosaur paleontologist to see ornithologists grumbling about the use of the term "raptor" to refer to animals like _Velociraptor_ - at least they seem to form a true monophyletic clade!
Birding in the dinosaur age would have been wild :p
You want to come see my birds? I live in a national forest. Arco couple of the Ravens just had a clutch. Damn here they pissed at that eagle. I don't know how many of them are here regarding species or number but I can say that it is a fantastic family to have.
What about the little sparrow hawk?!
The Eurasian species? This was just focused on the United States