oops, my bad, forgot the sig block. in rereading it, i notice it is a bit curt, which was not my intent. after looking at the books, i remain convinced the bird is a rough-legged hawk for the reasons stated.

regards,

t

crazydave65atinboxdotcom

> -----Original Message-----
> From: crazydave65 at inbox.com
> Sent: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:36:09 -0800
> To: chukarbird at yahoo.com, tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Carnation Dark Morph Hawk
>
> i saw the same bird, and i'm sure it's a rough legged hawk. the cere is
> yellow. there is a light patch running from the edge of the cere to each
> eye. there is a terminal dark band on the tail. the shape of the bill
> appears to change depending on whether he fluffs his face feathers out,
> seems to shrink in half. he is gorgeous.
>
> regards,
>
> t
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: chukarbird at yahoo.com
>> Sent: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:36:06 -0800 (PST)
>> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
>> Subject: [Tweeters] Carnation Dark Morph Hawk
>>
>> Hi Tweeters,
>>
>> I saw the dark morph hawk today after a successful run
>> for the Rusty Blackbirds. Thank you to Patrick
>> Sullivan for the great play by play of the Rusty
>> locations. He could really keep you on the bird if
>> you lost it.
>>
>> The hawk I saw was definitely a Red-tailed Hawk it was
>> near the bridge on 203 near NE Tolt Hill Rd. Very
>> dark brown solid from the top of the head to the the
>> undertail coverts, no markings at all on the front. I
>> did not see the back but there was no dark band on the
>> tail like a Rough-legged would have. The bill was
>> right for Red-tailed, eyes dark.
>>
>> I birded a few other places nearby, walked along the
>> Carnation Marsh (owned by Seattle Audubon) on W
>> Snoqualmie road and heard a Barred Owl calling from a
>> distance away. I was ever hopeful for a Swamp Sparrow
>> which I did not find but the nice consolation was 2
>> Virginia Rails foraging out in the open in 2 seperate
>> locations.
>>
>> Kathy
>> Roosting in S King County
>>
>>
>>
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