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Caracara cheriway
Large long legged raptor type bird that is an omnivorous scavenger. Identification point are the orange, grey tipped beak, long yellow legs, black crest and white-speckled neck with white tipped dark brown to black wings which is native to Mexico, arizona, texas, florida and central to south america
Between the highway and the river at a gravel station near the Redwood National Forest and Jedediah St Park Redwoods
According to a local lady who stopped(and prevented us from getting closer photos) this individual has been living in the area for close to 2 years. While we watched it was interacting closely with a Raven, and at one point offered it a large twig, as if trying to initiate a pair bonding. The two birds flew off together
Spotted on Feb 12, 2012
Submitted on Feb 13, 2012
8 Comments
And Alicia, I just noticed this is your first comment on Noah. Welcome!
Emma, by now everyone in the region knows about him and that sounds like his usual spot: near the gravel works, just south of 197 to the park?! I am so jealous though, that you saw him feeding! Did you get a photo?
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/124...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/897...
Alicia,you must report this finding to the Audobon society. They are always on the look out for this kind of unusual spottings!!
Just saw this individual Sunday (9/2/12) around 1 P.M. right on the side of Highway 101 just north of Crescent City! Had to turn the car around because I couldn't belive my eyes! This is literally just a few miles south of the Oregon border! It was munching on roadkill racoon and fending off several vultures. Gorgeous!
Beautiful, can't wait to see more!!
supposedly, airzone, texas and florida for sure, and they had been sighted in San Francisco. This one has apparently been living near Smith river Ca for a couple years.
I didn't know we got these in the US?!
I will post another set of photos as I think this is an important and exciting spotting