> Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 09:32:51 -0800
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> While birding at Stewart Pond yesterday, a mid-sized, brown-colored hawk
> flew through my viewing range and I wasn't able to identify it due to poor
> light. The one thing that showed clearly, though, was a broad white band at
> the base of the tail (seen from above). Can anyone suggest a species?
>
> Thanks in advance.
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> Peggi
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> Peggi Rodgers
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> Eugene, OR
> "A bird does not sing because it has an
> answer, It sings because it has a song"
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>

Sounds like a female or immature Northern Harrier. Was the tail fairly long?

Dean Wampler dean at amc.com