Hi all -
The Rough-legged Hawk was still present at the same general location
where it was reported yesterday. I was in the area from about 1:30 -
3:00, and after the first hour of looking I found the RLHA perched in
trees along the Sammamish River. All three of the perchs it chose
while I watched were in trees along the slough, so that might be a
good place to focus on.

Also, there is a good parking lot off 116th, the next road south from
124th. The lot is just west of the slough, between Willow & the
Woodinville-Redmond Rd. From the lot, the Sammamish River trail
offers a nice walk north. When I first spotted the RLHA, it was a
good ways north of 124th. It then flew south and I left it perched
just south of 124th, along the slough. Try though I might, the
Rough-legged didn't seem to understand my suggestions that it proceed
south to Marymoor; sorry Michael!

Also in the area: 2 Northern Harriers & 1 Peregrine Falcon [along the
tree line running E-W from the [closed] restrooms along the north end
of the soccer fields.

Matt Bartels
Seattle, WA


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>Hi Ho Tweets
>
>Michael Hobbs and I just got nice looks at a Northern Rough-legged
>Hawk here in King Co. The bird was initially seen by Michael along
>NE 124th Street (south of road) just east of Willows Rd on a
>telephone pole adjacent to the Sammamish River (right at the
>boundary between Redmond and Woodinville). When the two of us went
>back down a few minutes later, the bird had moved to the north side
>of NE 124th St and was sitting on one of the irrigation wheels close
>to the road on the JB sod farm. This was at 12:30 pm. After we
>turned around and went back, the bird flew down along the side of
>the road and was not immediately visible. If you go to try and see
>this bird be aware that because of the construction along NE 124th
>parking is not possible along the road, and traffic tends to be
>reasonably heavy. Care should be taken.
>
>This was the first time I have seen Northern Rough-legged Hawk in
>King County. This was a very pretty bird, and was a classic
>rough-legged.
>
>Brian H. Bell
>Woodinville Wa
>bellasoc at isomedia.com
>
>
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