Denny,

For the convenience of our group, here's the direct link to your photo:
http://www.granstrand.net/albums/new/P1080881a.sized.jpg

Something in the back of my bird-brain says "Sharp-Shinned Hawk."
Very hard for me to tell, given the lack of detail (esp. lacking the
bill shape and the overall coloration). But look at this photo on the
web and note the flattened head, long wing tips, and the long,
narrow, rounded tail:
http://www.elwhainfo.org/files/Image/Sharp-shinned%20hawk.preview.jpg

I'm a bit out of my depths here, however, and would not be surprised
to be contradicted by greater birders than myself :)

Marc Hoffman
Kirkland, WA

At 07:42 PM 1/11/2011, Denny Granstrand wrote:
>Hi Tweeters,
>
>Here is a quiz photo for you. Phelps Freeborn and I were walking
>just north of the Sunnyside Dam south of Yakima at just after 3:00
>p.m. during the Yakima CBC when we saw this raptor at a great
>distance to the west. It was, according to Phelp's estimate, over
>200 yards away. It may have been closer to 300 yards away. I
>digiscoped a couple of photos. All I got was a dark silhouette. At
>the distance we were viewing it, it appeared to be a large raptor.
>
>The photo is the first photo in the "new photos" folder on my
>website. The link is in the signature line.
>
>Try your hand at this one. It may be an interesting and educational
>exercise. Please send your thoughts to Tweeters so we can all enjoy
>the answers, or if you prefer, you can send them directly to me.
>
>Thanks for playing,
>
>Denny Granstrand
>
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>Yakima, WA
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