Stealth Bomber

Prairie Falcon (?) at Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5184/...a24f8400_b.jpg

It has no dark wing pits...not a prairie falcon.

Not too sure do to the position, but I think I see a facial disk and a prominent white rump patch. I do not see brown markings under the wings of a PF. I go with a male marsh hawk. But hard to tell by this view.

Pearly gray upperparts, white rump patch, delicately marked underparts, wingtips look like they're dipped in black ink -- I'm with Tony: male marsh hawk.

Maybe this shot will help. Thanks for the reminder on the wing pits.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5142/...10d92ac3_b.jpg

Marsh hawk for sure.

Us old guys would call it a male Marsh Hawk. The kids who have been to school might call it a male Northern Harrier, but it's the same bird. When you see a Prairie Falcon, you'll know it's a falcon by the wing beat if nothing else. Great photos, by the way.

adult male Harrier

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Originally Posted by chamokane

Great photos, by the way.

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Thanks Dave :0)

Yup. Adult make Northern Harrier, aka marsh hawk.

But I really like the first picture. Oo la la.

I'm a fan of Jack Northrop.

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Originally Posted by tony123abc

Not too sure do to the position, but I think I see a facial disk and a prominent white rump patch. I do not see brown markings under the wings of a PF. I go with a male marsh hawk. But hard to tell by this view.

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Yep, for sure.

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Originally Posted by everetkhorton

Yep, for sure.

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thumbsuppme too