> Calm day at Deer Lagoon, Whidbey Island. Among highlights were 12 while

> pelicans; seems late that they're still in the area. 100s of wigeons,

> pintails, green-wing teals. A few dunlin and killdeer, usual gulls

> (short-billed, ring-billed, glaucous-winged), and some brant added to the

> mix. But an oddity:

>

> RED-TAILED HAWK with BLUE WING TAG: The hawk flew low over part of the

> lagoon and a bright blue circular tag/patch on the shoulder (at about the

> humerous) was very conspicuous. It landed in a willow and I was able to get

> close for a view with 10x binos. The "tag" was about 3" in diameter and had

> a bold, black double pointed arrow drawn across the diameter; no numbering

> was evident. The blue circle was attached to the hawk's shoulder with a

> circular two-piece snap-through about 1" in diameter.

> I read online a 2016 story about hawks tagged at Seatac

> airport...juveniles with blue that are released in Bow, Skagit county. Does

> anyone know if that program continue?s

> thanks

> david armstrong

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