Help ID this bird

[CBarCRanch]

Ah dude, that's a buzzard...

Lmao, yes.

 

[gerhard1]

Ah dude, that's a buzzard...

AKA Nature's morticians.

 

[D. Hargrove]

I can see how it could be something from Mississippi though...

 

[lasher]

How large is a Mississippie Kite? He described it as about 4 foot wing span and large beak. I assumed his mowing was stirring up mice and rats or he could be too close to a nest.

Wish I was better at identifying birds.

a mississippi kite has a wing span of around 3', maybe a little less. but currently in oklahoma it's the only raptor that resembles his description of dark wings with white body unless it's redtail hawk with light color morph, which do exist as there are many color morphs of redtail hawks

 

[dennishoddy]

Coopers hawk is grey in color. Bigger than a mississippi Kite.

 

[lasher]

coopers don't have that wingspan tho

 

[dennishoddy]

coopers don't have that wingspan tho

Yep not 3'. More like 18"

 

[TerryMiller]

Ah dude, that's a buzzard...

Dang sure isn't a Kite. That red head may be a type of vulture

So then, I guess I need to look into buzzards to see where they range. I've seen these birds in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado and Oregon.

 

[Rooster1971]

So then, I guess I need to look into buzzards to see where they range. I've seen these birds in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado and Oregon.

Looks like a turkey vulture.

 

[deerwhacker444]

OK. I've always called the big black birds with the red head a Mississippi Kite. Anyone know then what I have been seeing?

That's a turkey vulture, as Mac says, aka Buzzard.