Subject: [Tweeters] White-tailed Kite, Ridgefield
Date: Dec 30 21:05:12 2009
From: travelGirl - travelgirl.fics at gmail.com


With regard the "Kite", most everyone who has checked it out says it's
really a light-morph, perhaps immature or female Rough-legged Hawk...

My thanks to everyone who took the time to correct the ID :)

00 caren


----- Original Message -----
From: "Lyn Topinka" <pointers at pacifier.com>
To: "travelGirl" <travelgirl.fics at gmail.com>
Sent: 2009 December 30, Wednesday 20:16
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] White-tailed Kite, Ridgefield


>
> hi ... thanks for posting ... I've been waiting to see what you saw !!!!
>
> you saw a Rough-legged Hawk ... there's always a couple which hang out
> during the winter at Ridgefield Refuge ...
>
> here's my Rough-legged page ... you'll see the match ... they are GORGEOUS
> birds !!!!!!!
> http://ridgefieldbirds.com/TheRefuge/Birds/ridgefield_NWR_rough-legged_hawk.html
>
> Rough-legged Hawks are some of my favorite photo subjects but I seldom can
> get close to any ... unless luck is with me and I round that last couple
> of bends and they happen to be sitting there (grin) ...
>
> I've seen a Kite out there once ... they aren't that common out there...
> here's that page ... I only managed one picture of that bird ...
> http://ridgefieldbirds.com/TheRefuge/Birds/ridgefield_NWR_white-tailed_kite.html
>
> enjoy the Refuge,
> Lyn
>
> At 07:59 PM 12/30/2009, you wrote:
>>As promised, the (very distant) White-tailed Kite photo from Ridgefield on
>>Tuesday... I might have missed it completely, but the truck in front of
>>me stopped and scanned, so I did the same. It took about a minute or so
>>before I noticed movement enough to see what Truffles and her driver saw a
>>bit earlier than I :)
>>
>><http://realistatlarge.blogspot.com/2009/12/ridgefield-white-tailed-kite.html>http://realistatlarge.blogspot.com/2009/12/ridgefield-white-tailed-kite.html
>>
>>If you are out there, Truffles, thank you! :)
>>
>>00 caren
>><http://realistatlarge.blogspot.com/>http://realistatlarge.blogspot.com/
>>george davis creek, north fork
>>_______________________________________________
>>
> Lyn Topinka
> http://EnglishRiverWebsite.com
> http://ColumbiaRiverImages.com
> http://RidgefieldBirds.com
>