Help identifying feather

[Scoot]

I posted this in the bird watching forum too, but I know there are a lot of informed bird people in here too...

A friend of our family's asked me if I knew what bird this came from. I don't, but I'm hoping someone in here does. It could be a tail or wing feather, I imagine, and I don't know anything about where it came from. It's approximately 10-12 inches long. That's all I know... Anyone know what bird this thing comes from?

Thanks!

[Ufatz]

Goose primary.

[Scoot]

What kind of goose has a white stripe like that in that location?

[NoWiser]

This is a complete guess, but maybe a woodpecker of some sort. Pileated??

[eyeguy 54]

bird of prey me thinks

[Cicada]

I'm leaning towards a skunk.

[leechlake]

I had no clue so I looked up pileated woodpecker from the above suggestion. It's in the ballpark as much as any other feathers I saw.

Bet if you poke it's eggs the shell comes of EZ.

[Deitz Dittrich]

http://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/index.php

I did a bunch of searching and found nothing that was exact..

[Scoot]

Thanks guys. DD, I've done the same and found the same. This one appears to be a toughie!

[Ufatz]

Yah, this is tougher than I thought! Doubt it Pileated though....too long, even though P.Woodpecker is a big bird. It might help if we had info on WHERE it was found-habitat can clue what it might be.

I still lean toward Canada goose.

[eyeguy 54]

rebelSS nailed it

female night hawk

[Deitz Dittrich]

Wow-- that was kinda fun... cant say that I have ever seen a female nighthawk in the wild... Though I probably have..

[Scoot]

Holy shnikees Deitz, I think you got it! That's the first one I've seen that looks exactly like the feather I showed in the picture. Thanks DD!!!

[Tom Sawyer]

rebelSS nailed it

female night hawk

Nicely done rebelSS!, very confused....

[Scoot]

Hmmm... I'm confused- I can't see rebelSS' post. Regardless, thanks rebelSS!

[eyeguy 54]

he answered in the bird forum. get with the program Scoot...

[Scoot]

Lol- I'm clueless!

[eyeguy 54]

it's ok, tom was all confused too...

[Deitz Dittrich]

yeah- I cant take the credit.. Though everybody likes a good pat on the back from time to time

[RebelSS]

I posted it in the BIRD forum, guys....glad to help!

http://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/idfeather.php

This is as close as I could come:

http://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/feather.php?Bird=CONI_wing_female