Thanks to John Krill of www.lagunabeat.com for posting his latest photos of the red-tailed hawk that has been at Main Beach for quite some time now, viewable HERE.
So, after all, it is a red-tailed hawk! :)
John makes an interesting observation that the seagull and pigeon count is way down, and also that one of our locals lost a white parrot to the hawk about two weeks ago.
UPDATE on 15 March 2009: the OC Register printed this article on the 10th of March, regarding the lost parrot at Main Beach, due to the hawk: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/turly-banana-beach-2330764-hawk-birds
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I agree with the re-tailed hawk ID, but question if it's responsible for pigeon and gull numbers being down at the beach.
Red-tails typically prey on small mammals (rabbits, ground squirrels, etc.). Maybe just its presence is enough to spook the other birds away.
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