On Thu, 8 Aug 1996, Don Cecile wrote:

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The sound was much more hawk-like than falcon-like
> but the shape of the bird didn't fit the local common hawks. It was long
> tailed, long winged and the wings were held at a slight dihedral as the bird
> glided along. Otherwise the flight was of an accipter nature (flap and
> glide).
>
Don--

can't say much about the call, but could it have been an
immature Northern Harrier? I saw one at the airport a couple
weeks ago and was impressed with how much it looked like
a Cooper's Hawk at a quick glance..(long tail, etc..) It,
however, was perched.


Tom