tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578555892697401095.post7921156048679179208..comments2024-02-26T14:21:00.877-08:00Comments on Birdernaturalist: WINGS Tour to Jamaica: Day 5, Marshall's Pen and Black River Upper MorassBirdernaturalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839261136397086450noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578555892697401095.post-20768026501900827082010-10-11T14:04:03.857-07:002010-10-11T14:04:03.857-07:00Thanks again, the island is also buzzed with excit...Thanks again, the island is also buzzed with excitement now as a few (relative to Cuba/others) Blue Winged Teal make Jamaica home for the winter. Hoping to get some pictures of our migratory waterfowls when I get the chance to visit the country ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951826721279746055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578555892697401095.post-55137368089346579112010-10-11T10:15:28.400-07:002010-10-11T10:15:28.400-07:00The "Sparrow Hawk" certainly refers to t...The "Sparrow Hawk" certainly refers to the American Kestrel, a falcon which is the other common raptor on the island. Interestingly, there are two color forms on the island - white and red. The red ones are rarer, but I see one or two each trip. They will interbreed and some birds are intermediate.Birdernaturalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839261136397086450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578555892697401095.post-46191607275220079682010-10-11T10:10:38.915-07:002010-10-11T10:10:38.915-07:00Thanks for your reply on the "chicken hawk&qu...Thanks for your reply on the "chicken hawk". As a Jamaican growing up in eastern Jamaica, I am only familiar with two hawks, the "Chicken Hawk" and "Sparrow Hawk". The Chicken Hawks are known mostly for their high soaring and "screeching" sound. They usually prey on domestic chicken stocks (free range) so most locals are usually less tolerant of them. The sparrow hawk usually preys on lizards and small birds (ground doves, etc).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951826721279746055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578555892697401095.post-22471269924509553472010-08-16T13:22:01.761-07:002010-08-16T13:22:01.761-07:00Thanks for the comment. With there being so few re...Thanks for the comment. With there being so few records of Northern Harrier in Jamaica, it is all but unknown by locals – and therefore doesn't have a local name. The "Chicken Hawk" refers to the island-wide Red-tailed Hawk, whose scientific name incidentally is <i>Buteo jamaicensis</i>. Apparently the first known specimens of this species in Europe were delivered from Jamaica in the late 1700's.Birdernaturalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839261136397086450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578555892697401095.post-27731667669307642552010-08-16T10:58:41.078-07:002010-08-16T10:58:41.078-07:00Hi,
Good afternoon. Is the Nothern Harrier you ref...Hi,<br />Good afternoon. Is the Nothern Harrier you refer to the same as Jamaicans call the "Chicken Hawk"?<br /><br />Nice picsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578555892697401095.post-76211148835163426152010-05-13T00:07:05.030-07:002010-05-13T00:07:05.030-07:00Thanks for the comment, Doug. It actually is a jum...Thanks for the comment, Doug. It actually is a jumping spider. I've seen ones like this in the past, and they behave like normal salticids. They also lack the leg spines of lynx spiders.Birdernaturalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839261136397086450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578555892697401095.post-840737915711028332010-04-25T16:12:24.084-07:002010-04-25T16:12:24.084-07:00A whole series of amazing photos. Sounds like it ...A whole series of amazing photos. Sounds like it was quite a trip. I'm no spider expert, but your photo here looks more like a lynx spider than a jumping spider.Doug Taronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08537881828742937167noreply@blogger.com