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Re: Brown Goshawk or Collared Sparrowhawk

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Subject: Re: Brown Goshawk or Collared Sparrowhawk
From: "Mark and Mandy Young" <>
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:35:57 +1100
G'day everyone,

 

I need a bit of help getting a positive ID of these birds I spotted at
Warriewood Wetlands this morning.

 

The only information I can offer for a positive ID is that when I spotted
the nest with one of the birds was on it. Its tail was poking over the end,
and I noticed that the middle tail feathers appeared slightly longer than
the other tail feathers. This feature is my only defining feature to tick it
as a Brown Goshawk.

 

I know in the past couple of seasons that a Goshawk pair have nested at
Warriewood, but I don't know if it was a Brown or Grey Goshawk.

 

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj177/MTY400/Birds/Small%20Files/IMG_1955
BrownGoshawk002.jpg 

 

Also seen at Warriewood this morning, but not as exciting was a Rufous
Fantail and a female Rufous Whistler.

 

Regards,

Mark 

 

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