Sounds like a hybrid between an accipiter and a kestrel to me!

Dennis Paulson
Seattle


> On 02/20/2025 1:35 PM PST Diann MacRae via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu> wrote:

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> Hi, Jim

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> Just a note to add to Bob's comment about hawk owls. We lived in New Hampshire for nine years and were lucky to observe these interesting owls a few times. They also did a lot of hovering - took off from a fairly high perch, hover, move on and hover a bit more until seeing something interesting. When not hover/hunting they would leave a tall perch and drop down to the ground quickly. Not a lot of wandering around. A very photgenic owl.

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> Cheers, Diann

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> Diann MacRae

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