Thanks to those who weighed in on this identification and provided
associated information. Five of you identified it as a ferruginous hawk,
and one as a Swainson's. My initial rather opinion had been probable
ferruginous.



Marvin S. Hoekstra

Sammamish, WA

marvin dot hoekstra at verizon dot net







From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Marvin S.
Hoekstra
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 7:03 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Help in Identifying Raptor



I am enlisting the support of the raptor specialists out there to identify
this bird photographed near Pinnacles National Monument in November of 2007.
I took the photo onto private property from the road, which accounts for the
limited angle of view.



http://www.flickr.com/photos/21019806 at N05/tags/unidentifiedraptor/



Thanks,

Marvin S. Hoekstra

Sammamish, WA

marvin dot hoekstra at verizon dot net