Subject: [Tweeters] Ferruginous Hawk - Wilson Creek, Grant Co.
Date: Dec 12 08:20:40 2007
From: rfriesz - rfriesz at televar.com


Hi All,

This is a few days late, but on Sunday morning (12/9), a light colored, Ferruginous Hawk, probably an immature, was perched on a utility pole along SR28 at the east entry road into Wilson Creek. An uncommon, if not rare, wintering bird in Washington.

[It was nearly all white in the front; the back was dark rufous; the tail appeared whitish with rufous marbling; the head was light gray with an obvious yellow cere. Upon flight, the wings were long and pointy; the wing lining was light and appeared nearly unmarked. I did not notice dark legs contrasting to the belly].

Ron Friesz
Ephrata, WA
rfriesz AT televar.com