Tweeters,

If you'd like to know a bit more about the Auger Hawk/Buzzard, here is a BirdNote program on this raptor that I wrote a few years ago: http://www.birdnote.org/birdnote.cfm?id=868
The Seattle Seahawks use an Auger Hawk as their mascot, and it does have a conspicuous reddish brown tail, like the familiar North American Red-tailed Hawk. If you Google Auger Buzzard, you can even find links to vendors that provide them for movie makers.

Bob Sundstrom
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From: Geoff
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Odd Red-Tailed Hawk in TV Commercials


I haven't seen the commercial, but I can assure you that is not a redtail. Its an African augar buzzard (or augar hawk). I have seen a bunch of commercial and Hollywood video work that have used them.



Right now the USFWS has a major beef with any raptors protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act being used for any commercial reasons, so video work involving raptors must either be done outside of the US or use exotics that are not protected by the MBTA.



Certainly it's a good thing to keep people from blasting redtails to decorate hats, but I believe they are being ridiculous to draw the line where they are. There are plenty of MBTA birds in captivity because of injury, or because they were captive bred or other reasons. Putting them in front of a camera HELPS the wild birds, it dosnt hurt them.



Geoff Hirschi

Snohomish, Wa



Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:27:45 -0700

From: Hans-Joachim Feddern <thefedderns at gmail.com>

Subject: [Tweeters] Odd Red-Tailed Hawk in TV Commercials

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Has anyone seen the Farmers Insurance commercial with an odd black and

white, but obvious Red-Tailed Hawk? It also features a long lens

Photographer setting up and a P&S guy, reminding me of the recent

photographic gear discussion! Oh, no sides taken by me! Let us not talk

about it again!



Hans Feddern

Twin Lakes/Federal Way,WA.

the fedderns at gmail.com



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