Don't know how to get my reply connected to Jack's query, but here is the little I know about the blue-tagged Red-tailed Hawk he asked about.

Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff
To: jacknolan62 at comcast.net
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 6:28 PM
Subject: Tagged Red-tailed Hawk


Hey Jack,

I live up in Skagit County and have seen RTHs with those tags. I remember seeing something on the news in the last few months about them being birds that were captured around SeaTac Airport and then being brought up here and released.

Can't swear that's the gospel on them, but that's what I think the blue tags are about.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/11/21/Hawk-numbers-grow-at-Seattle-airport/UPI-70711321915241/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp5k6dIqxAI

Jeff