Kelly,

I agree with you, Kelly. I also have no nesting reports west of the Yakima
Canyon. The most westerly pair was formerely just east of the I-82 bridge
over Selah Canyon (Redman Bridge). Maia, is it possible your observation is
of a pair of Swainson's Hawks?

Andy Stepniewski
Wapato, WA


>On Sun, 11 May 1997 Maia Kelly wrote:
>
>> Yes, Sue, we saw a mated pair of Ferruginous Hawks on North Wenas Road just a
>> little south of the Spud man...
>
>I tried to find Spud man on my USGS topo but I couldn't find it (or him)...
>
>Actually, pairs of ferruginous hawks in these more westerly portions of
>Yakima County are of considerable interest, particularly if indicative of
>a nesting territory. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife does
>not have any record of nests west of the Yakima Canyon. Zillah is about
>as far west as Ferruginous Hawks are known to nest in Washington.
>
>Kelly McAllister
>
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