On Wed, 17 Jan 1996, Morrison, Scott wrote:

> I also got the report of a Northern Hawk Owl at Nisqually and went looking
> on Monday, January 15th. I didn't see anything resembling that bird. The
> report said they had watched it hunt for about 20 minutes and they provided
> a good description of the bird. It was reported from the area north of the
> McAllister Creek trail about 50 yards east of the junction with the dike
> trail. Best guess is a Male Northern Harrier which has been frequenting that
> area.
>

Huh?? The original observers provided a "good description" of a Hawk
Owl, and you think the bird involved was a Northern Harrier? There's
something odd about that paragraph!


Chris Hill
Everett, WA
cehill at u.washington.edu