Posted by admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 24-02-2008
Tags: birds, falcons, nature, raptors, science
Falcons Raptors Birds
I am trying to identify a bird of prey.?
I was in my back yard the other day and saw three birds circling over head. They were birds of prey this I know but have never seen these before in my area(NC). I have studied birds of all kinds my whole life and am stumped by these. They were solid slate grey with a quarter of the wing white. The wings were rounded so this rules out a kite or a falcon. Most all falcon and kites have pointed wing tips. A common feature of a hawk is rounded wing tips. I only saw the bottom of bird. Voice was common of a bird of prey, loud with scratch. They could be an immature bird but three together was strange. I have looked through all 20 of my bird books, images on the net and have found nothing. I worked with a raptor center rehab and never saw a bird like this come through. I even raised hawks as a child so birds are not something new to me, well... this one is. If you can help please respond. This one is testing my ornithology skills.
Could these have been Black Vultures or Turkey Vultures?
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