Photo Quiz #1 (Answer)

Thank you all for participating. Everyone who submitted an answer got this one correct! I thought maybe someone would be stumped by the fact that this bird does not have a red tail. You guys are too smart for that!

This bird has the dark marks on the leading edges of the underwing that are characteristic of a Red-tailed Hawk. These are known as patagial marks.

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawks often have strongly barred tails, a belly band and pale, rectangular "windows" near the end of the wing. Adults have red tails and more even-colored wings. Adults tend to have less of a belly band.

I took this photo of a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk in Kiptopeke State Park, Virginia on November 17, 2007.

Here are all the people who submitted correct answers:

Karen Carlsen
Susan Culliney
Ben Dranetz
Baron Gibson
David Kramer
Gary Lefko
Jessica Lux
Jen McCabe
Grant Pullen
Nerissa Rujanevech
Mark Stackhouse
Joel Such
Marcel Such
Deirdre Viel

Thanks,

Jeff

Photo Quiz Rules

1. Please DO NOT discuss the identification in the comment section on facebook. Such comments will be deleted to give everyone a chance at identifying the photo without hints.

2. Submit your quiz answers to photoquiz@rmbo.org by the end of the day on the second Sunday after the quiz was put up. Put "RMBO Quiz #(Fill in number!!!)" in the subject. Put the full name of the bird species, your first and last name, and hometown in the body of your email. Click here to submit your answer!

3. At the end of the year, the person with the most correct answers, or in the event of a tie a randomly selected winner, will receive a RMBO hat.

Good luck to you all!

Jeff and Greg
RMBO Quizmasters