This is definitely a left wing feather... a secondary flight fleather I believe. But in order to get possible ID, a bit more info is needed: 1) Where was it found, specifically? Suburban backyard? River? Forest? City? (Different birds are found in different habitats, so this would help me narrow down my options considerably.) 2) How long is it? (This would tell me the SIZE of the bird, which would narrow down the choices even further. )
Welcome to Project Noah Jenny Hays Nice first spotting,congrats and thanks for sharing We hope you like the site as much we do; there are many features you can explore: We invite you to go to http://www.projectnoah.org/faq where you will find the purpose and “rules” of Project Noah. There is a blog http://blog.projectnoah.org/ where we post articles from spotters with special insight into different organisms. Look at the global and local missions to put your spottings into: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions Enjoy yourself,see you arround :)
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found it on my college campus, in fort myers florida...campus is near preserve and woods. It is approximately 7 - 8 inches long
thanks for the suggestions!!!
It is a Red-shouldered Hawk's secondary flight feather.
This is definitely a left wing feather... a secondary flight fleather I believe. But in order to get possible ID, a bit more info is needed:
1) Where was it found, specifically? Suburban backyard? River? Forest? City? (Different birds are found in different habitats, so this would help me narrow down my options considerably.)
2) How long is it? (This would tell me the SIZE of the bird, which would narrow down the choices even further. )
:)
Welcome to Project Noah Jenny Hays
Nice first spotting,congrats and thanks for sharing
We hope you like the site as much we do; there are many features you can explore:
We invite you to go to http://www.projectnoah.org/faq where you will find the purpose and “rules” of Project Noah.
There is a blog http://blog.projectnoah.org/ where we post articles from spotters with special insight into different organisms.
Look at the global and local missions to put your spottings into: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions
Enjoy yourself,see you arround :)