Whoops. I had not seen the video when I just posted. Yes,, that's just
what it looked like ! Bob OBrien

On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM Robert O'Brien <baro at pdx.edu> wrote:


> I don't have a lot of experience with them. But I have seen them

> hovering like a kestrel, when searching for prey at dusk, but still quite

> light. This was at the Kelley River mouth on the Noatak River, north of

> Kotzebue, Alaska. One hovered, moved a short distance and then hovered

> again. Quite spectacular. Bob OBrien Portland

>

> On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM Thomas Einberger via Tweeters <

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>

>> There is very little information on Northern Hawk Owls. Their flight

>> style is described as like an Accipiter, specifically a Cooper's. However,

>> there are no clear videos anywhere to see if this claim is true. Can anyone

>> provide a more detailed description of how they fly to help ID them?

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