Maybe it's a "flight year" similar to what the northern owls are doing. I
have seen only one light Harlan's Red-tail in 10 years, although I haven't
looked closely at every hawk I've passed (especially at highway speeds).
Dark Harlan's seem to be much more common. My only Krider's Red-tail was a
year or two ago at Ellensburg. Maybe that indicates how little I get out
during the winter.

I did check for Snowy Owl at Moses Lake late yesterday. I did not find
one. It may still be a few days to a week early for that "traditional"
location. I also heard yesterday that a local farmer reported finding a
carcass there last winter. That could help explain the difficulty of
finding them regularly last winter.

Randy Hill
Othello WA




"Dennis K Rockwell"
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11/28/2000 05:27 PM
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"Dennis K Rockwell"





"Krider's" Red-tailed Hawk !

Or is it another (maybe not-so-rare as previously supposed) light-morph
"Harlan's" Red-tailed Hawk? Well, in either case, what I believe to be the
same bird is back on winter territory just east of the Kennewick city
limits
along SR 397 for the 7th consecutive year.

My 1987 edition of Clark & Wheeler's HAWKS indicates that light-morph
"Harlan's" Red-tailed Hawk is "very rare".

Can anyone tell me what "very rare" means in terms of the likelyhood of
three such birds being simutaniously reported in widely seperated areas of
Washington state currently?

Dennis Rockwell Kennewick, WA dennis.rockwell at gte.net

"Time wounds all heels."
Groucho Marx 1895-1977