Hi Tweeters . . .

See the message and link below if you're interested in contributing your
opinion regarding a hawk ID to help out an eastern birder.

Thanks.
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Ned McGarry
Sammamish, WA
ned.mcgarry at verizon.net



> Hello all. I took the picture below last September and it has sparked
> lively debate among some of my birder acquaintances. (I don't believe
> any blows have been exchanged, however.)
>
> http://home.attbi.com/~lizbur10/mysthawk.html
>
> To give some background, the picture was taken along the Oyster River in
> Durham, [New Hampshire]. The bird had just completed a leisurely bath in
the river and
> it flew up to this high perch (I'd say at least 50 ft up) to dry off.
> The picture was taken with a 10x zoom and has been blown up about
> another 2x. Also, the lighting may be a little deceptive -- I'm not
> sure that the light areas on the bird were as light as they appear in
> this picture.
>
> Thanks and good birding,
>