Subject: [Tweeters] Raptor ID
Date: May 19 13:33:24 2011
From: Bud Anderson - falconresearch at gmail.com


For beginners, I would just add that it is an *adult* male Northern Harrier.

The young (first year) males are predominantly brown, just like the adult
and juvenile females. Only the adult males are gray.
I have found that this often confuses new birders.

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