Could someone enlighten me a little. There is all this talk about Red Tails
and here in the Sammamish valley they are resident year round. Do they
leave and return to other areas of Puget Sound? We have several large
aeries in cottonwoods and large firs along the valley margin. These hawks
hunt over the valley floor all year. They perch in some isolated
cottonwoods out by the slough throughout the year. Their hunting techniques
are a little different than I have observed other places because the
thermals are weak over the valley so most of the time they soar only 100 to
200 feet off the ground. But they don't appear to ever leave.

Charles Vaughan
cev at rocket.com
Woodinville, WA