It was actually and without question an adult male Goshawk.... I can
tell because of my recent re-education by Mr. Briefer, a REAL
hawk-watcher... :-):-):-)

Mark





>Since these seem to be so unusual here I thought it worth mentioning
>that back in May 2003 several of us from Port Townsend saw a very
>pale merlin at Penn Cove on Whidbey Island. It was very like the
>Richardson's Merlin picture in Sibley, and way paler than any other
>merlin I have seen around here.
>
> Richard Isherwood
> Port Townsend WA
> <mailto:rjisherwood at gmail.com>rjisherwood at gmail.com



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Mark Egger
Seattle, WA
USA
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