Hi Tweeters,

The Red-tailed Hawk observed by Barry Ulman in Bellingham on 14 October
was another Seattle-Tacoma International Airport bird captured on 7 January
2009 (22 months ago) and re-located/released that same day in Bow, Skagit
County, Washington. It was subsequently observed by Mike De Rosa on 11 May
2009 on the I-5 Freeway near the Bakerview exit in Bellingham. So this bird
moved north after release and has apparently remained in the Bellingham
area.

Thanks to Barry for taking the time to report this bird. It really helps
us to know what happens to them after we re-locate them to "safer" areas. It
also continues to demonstrate that re-location does work as a raptor
management tool at airports.

One last thing...I'd really like to acknowledge Steve Osmek, Port
Biologist, and the Port of Seattle for supporting this work. And no, they
don't require me to say that. Over the last 9 years, I have found that they
genuinely do care about doing the right thing at Sea-Tac. Good group of
people that often don't get the recognition they deserve.......

Bud Anderson
Falcon Research Group
Box 248
Bow, WA 98232
(360) 757-1911
falconresearch at gmail.com
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