Black Hawk

[anka]

Buteogallus Anthracinus

Have any of you here flown one of these hawks before, I would like to here of any body's experience if any with this Buteo.

I would like to fly one in the future.

[Weasel]

Too expensive to fly. I think they are a few thousand bucks to get one.

[wilded]

They are a crab eater. ET

[anka]

Hey Weasel I'm not planing on buying one , that for sure is a pretty steep price. I just paid $3400 for a pair of Aplomados and I won't be doing that for a while. It set me back alot.

Wilded what do you mean crab eaters? I see them a lot when I go hog hunting East of me to wards Sonora , but theres only hills, valleys and a whole lot of trees where I have noticed them.
There is no water or crabs near by , just tons of quail pheasant, jacks and cotton tails among other wild life in the area.

[wilded]

All the information and nest remain studies that I have read say that they eat crabs. crayfish and small reptiles and invertebrates. The mainly live along creeks and small streams. Just what I read. ET

They might be much better than what the biologists tell us. Just as I suspect the White tailed hawk is a dove and quail killer deluxe. ET

[anka]

( They might be much better than what the biologists tell us.)

I 'm pretty sure you're wright, and that's exactly why I will still fly one if the opportunity present it self. And just simply come to my own conclusions and opinion on this particular hawk. Will see what happens.

Thank you Wilded for the Info.

If you ever get the chance to fly that white tail hawk don't forget , lots of pictures, your experiences with the bird and hunting story's. I hope it works out for you and they let you fly one out there in good old Texas .

[wilded]

I am off to South Texas again on Sunday to try and find an immature Harris Hawk. ;D

[rt]

My sponsor use to breed them all I knew was to wear a hard hat when you go in the breeding chamber. They have some long legs I bet they eat alot of snakes in the wild.

[anka]

Good luck Wilded on trapping that harris. Question? Don't they roam or live threw out the state of Texas , why do you have to go to south Texas for one.


RT could your sponsor shed some light on there hunting abilities if he flew them. And what type of quarry they take.

[rt]

He never hunted them they were sold to educaters as for falconry birds I dont think they make good ones.

[anka]

RT, I don't understand if he never flew them and you have not either were do you come up with that impression.

If you have evidence that there no good, please elaborate I sincerely would like to learn more about this Buteo hunting capabilities or not.

Thank you RT

[rt]

I am just going by what he told me I believe he was told by some one that they arent very good but who knows? All I know is that I havent heard much about them which is a bad sign in its self.

[wilded]

No they only live in South Texas and West Texas, they are not throughout the state. The like semi desert brush country and there was a low hatch this year due to the drought.

[anka]

I here you RT, If I come across one in the future I'll give it a shot to see how it goes. Thanks for the insight.


Hey Wilded I did not no that . I was under the impression you could find them pretty much all over Texas. There all over the place here, there as plentiful as crows they exist in and live in every state of the Mexican union. I wish you luck in finding that young Harris you had mentioned earlier. Take care

[colohen]

Anka
From my resources Black Hawks mostly feed on crab in the tropics , which stands to reason , as there are a large number and variety of crab spices . Even in the crab populated areas , fish seams to be about 50% of there diet . Other portions of there diet consist of lower forms of vertebrates ie.. snakes , lizards and amphibians , about 35% . The rest consisted of small birds , rodents and some insects .
The long legs is a good indication of birds that feed in or near water . As for falconry , so far I haven't found any one who has tried . I haven't found any one who has tried a osprey ether !
::)Falconry Fishing ??