Subject: Skagit Headquarters - Saw-Whet
Date: Feb 10 07:53:24 2004
From: Steve Taylor - leftee at qwest.net


Hi,

We enjoyed a beautiful afternoon at the Skagit Headquarters yesterday. The
highlights were the Northern Saw-Whet Owl, the Cooper's Hawk and a Northern
Harrier that seemed to want it's portrait taken.

Also, when we first arrived, I got a fleeting glimpse through the lifting
fog of a large gray raptor. It didn't have any of the darker markings of a
Red Tail or a male Harrier. Looked the most like a white Gyrfalcon in the
book but I didn't see it long enough for a solid ID. Anyone else seen
anything of this sort in that area?

I've posted pictures of the Saw-Whet and the Harrier for those who are
interested at:
http://www.sparkmeister.com/birdlist/birds.htm


Steve Taylor
Bellingham, WA
mailto:leftee at qwest.net

Fine Photography available at
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