Hello Jerry and Sandy,
I will sent the PHOTO.So when you get you new Scaner you can put the
photo on. When we saw all the Rough-legget Hawks over there in eastern
washington, i din't think you had problems than. I mention on think the
Rough- legget Hawks in eastern washington have much whiter Heads, it will
realy showe in my Photos. From a distance you can almost think there are
Bald Eagles, that much white. Myself i always look at the Tail which showes
a band. I hope this comment will not trigger a long long discussion. I am
not in the mood to go in to it. I am right now in the most exiting Hobby i
ever encounter: Catching and photographing DRAGONFLIES!!!!!
We have 75 Species in our State, i found 52 of them. This dosn't sound
like a lot, but it is not a fast hobby, you have to find this different
Species first.Highlights as second State Records and first county species
are the reward.Cause,you need proof on all this either with Photos and the
collect specimen.
due to Dennis Paulson's Web-site i can find most of the species, but the
other day, it was not possible, the Dragonflie i catched and photographed
was only found one other time, and so i had to see the Dennis in person .
i found out this was the most wanted Dragonflie this year, and so it was.We
found three more of them the next day.There is more to tell 'but for now
is enough.Jerry keep up you good Spirit, this is the most enjoment in
life.
Ruth


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> From: Jerry and Sandy Converse <sanjer at televar.com>
> To: 73201.3124 at compuserve.com; tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Subject: Re: Hawk difficulties
> Date: Sunday, August 09, 1998 12:17 AM
>
> Hello Chris
>
> Since having started birding just last November we have only seen
> Rough-legged Hawks in the spring and now with all the juv. Hawks around,
it
> makes it tough to seperate them. Especially when the Rough-leggeds are
not
> even here yet. :-) Just wait until they get here--to quote the famous
Ruth
> "Get the photo--get the photo!"
>
> We do have the "typical" mature (according to the field guides) Raptors
down
> fairly well.
> ie. Red-tailed, Harrier, Swainsons, Ferruginous etc. Of all of them, the
> Swainson's let us approach the closest.
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> Jerry Converse
> Grand Coulee, WA
>
> Christine Maack wrote:
>
> > You can probably keep the Red-tail on your list, Jerry. One of my
friends
> > learned raptor ID from a guy who advised him always to start with the
> > question: "Why would this *not* be a Red-tailed Hawk?"
> >
> > Can't help you on quick and dirty ways to recognize a Rough-
> > legged, sorry. Northern Harrier is about the only raptor I can spot
> > fast with any degree of assurance, and then only on my home
> > turf where I know the list of possibilities.
> >
> > Chris Maack
> > CMaack at compuserve.com
>
>