Hi Ilene -


These are nice shots of Swainson's hawk. Thanks for sharing.

Anybody know What species of snake the bird is holding?

Jon. Anderson
Olympia, Washington
festuca at olywa.net
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Subject: Hawk ID?
From: "Ilene Samowitz" <ilenesamowitz at attbi.com>

Tweets and OBOL,

I just returned home from the WOS conference and then a trip to Malheur. It
was fantastic. Hopefully, I will get to write a trip report soon. On the
way home, I encountered this hawk feeding its young in John Day Fossil Bed
area in Wheeler county, OR along 207 in the Service Creek area. I
encountered three birds in the area as well as the baby. I didn't attempt
pictures of the hawks circling but never saw a red-tail. I thought these to
be Swainson's. Am I correct? Pictures taken during windy conditions with
my Nikon 990 and Leica Scope (20-60x)lens.

The photos can be viewed at http://photos.yahoo.com/rockawaybirder album
birds subalbum hawkid.

Ilene Samowitz
Seattle, WA