Subject: white-tailed kite (?) in snohomish county
Date: May 14 13:03:22 2003
From: Rob Saecker - rsaecker at thurston.com


At 10:00 AM -0800 5/14/03, John Guthrie wrote:
>I work in a feed store on Springhetti Rd. to the south of Snohomish
>right off Highway 9 and twice in the past week I have seen a
>white-ish raptor with black on the wings fly pretty close to the
>store. I'll admit that raptors aren't my strong suit but I'm not
>sure what other bird this could be. The two looks I've gotten
>haven't been very long. Anyone know if one has been seen in this
>area before or even sometime recently?

Male Northern Harrier would be another possiblity. Flight style would
tell a lot; harrier's likely to be low and slow, the kite will hover
in place for a few seconds, and then move and hover again.
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Rob Saecker
Olympia
rsaecker at thurston.com