Subject: Re: Rough-Legged Hawk
Date: Oct 16 11:46:42 1994
From: Eugene Hunn - hunn at u.washington.edu


Jacquelyn,

Rough-legged Hawks are quite rare in King Co., with most sightings from
the Kent Valley where the habitat is more to their liking. A straggler
pausing on campus is possible but Red-tailed Hawks are so variable that
possibility should be eliminated first.

Gene Hunn.

On Sat, 15 Oct 1994, Jacquelyn Owens wrote:

>
> This may not be a notable sighting, but it's the first Rough-Legged I've
> noticed this year, and in a spot not known for its raptors. While going
> into work this am, around 9:20, I noticed a raptor, probably a
> Rough-Legged, perched on Meany Hall (UW campus). It was being mobbed by
> crows. I came out of Meany about 5 minutes later and it was still there,
> feathers ruffled up (trying to look bigger?). A small group of Husky
> fans watched it from across the street. A nice way to start the morning.
>
> I didn't have binoculars, and the bird was approximately 70 feet above me,
> but I'm relatively certain of the ID.
>
> I know they winter here, but is this an early sighting?
>
> Jackie Owens
> Seattle, WA
>
>