That is a good size. What I can tell you is that it looks like a secondary feather and that it doesn't look like its from a hawk. On the hawks the bands go all the way through the feather not just one half. It's also not a turkey because they have the thin bands like that but again the bands go all the way across the feather not just half. Another thing that's confusing is that the bands are on the leading edge of the feather, when most birds with these type of markings have the bands on the trailing edge. Some game birds have markings on the leading edge but most would be to small for this feather. I wish I could help you more. What type of area was it found in. Obviously it's from a decent size bird if its 12 inches. Also check out not only birds found in that area but the immature plumage of those birds. Hope this helps.
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That is a good size. What I can tell you is that it looks like a secondary feather and that it doesn't look like its from a hawk. On the hawks the bands go all the way through the feather not just one half. It's also not a turkey because they have the thin bands like that but again the bands go all the way across the feather not just half. Another thing that's confusing is that the bands are on the leading edge of the feather, when most birds with these type of markings have the bands on the trailing edge. Some game birds have markings on the leading edge but most would be to small for this feather. I wish I could help you more. What type of area was it found in. Obviously it's from a decent size bird if its 12 inches. Also check out not only birds found in that area but the immature plumage of those birds. Hope this helps.
It's a nice size... 12" tip to tip...2.5" wide
It's a beautiful feather. It's not from a red-shouldered hawk. How big is it