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Is the sharp shinned hawk on the list? If so, how do you tell the difference between it and a Cooper's Hawk?
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I'm an ornithology first-timer, so I'm a little lost. :?:
I heard a little while ago on this thread that we can bring a BINDER of our notes into the ornithology competition. Is this true?
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aubrey048 wrote:I'm an ornithology first-timer, so I'm a little lost. :?:
I heard a little while ago on this thread that we can bring a BINDER of our notes into the ornithology competition. Is this true?
No. You are allowed to bring one double sided sheet of notes, however. I wish we could have a binder. :|
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duckiegirl2 wrote:Is the sharp shinned hawk on the list? If so, how do you tell the difference between it and a Cooper's Hawk?

No, it is not on the list. However, two species i easily confuse are the Northern Harrier and Cooper's hawk. They are quite difficult to tell apart.
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ImageImage Sorry, but they don't look that similar... Espseacially the tails. We should really get a photo gallery for birds, the pictures are way big.
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in those it is easier to distinguish, but sometimes the pictures aren't so clear. One main identifying factor is that the northern harrier has a ring around its face.
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And the cooper's hawk has wide black bands on it's gray tail.
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Do we need to be able to identify the different stages (like the juvenile stage) and know both the female/male versions of each bird?
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detectiveJ wrote:Do we need to be able to identify the different stages (like the juvenile stage) and know both the female/male versions of each bird?
I think they can show you a bird of either gender, and in any stage of development that they want. That's one of the reasons I like the Sibley guide, it shows juvenile, male, and female of most of the species.
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Most guide books do, just in a more difficult format

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