No, not unusual this time of year in that part of WA. IME, RLHAs typically
first appear E of the Cascades in Washington in early October, give or take
a week or two. This week I saw my first Roughie of the season a few miles
east of Ellensburg. In past years, I've seen my FOS Roughie in early to
mid-October near Big Bend, c. 20 miles NE of Chester Butte.

Steve Loitz
Ellensburg

On Sat, Oct 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM via Tweeters <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
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> I have been told there is a Rough-legged Hawk near Chester Butte and

> west of Rd. L in Douglas County. I did not see any Rough-legs last

> year, so this is my first sighting this year. No idea if this is

> unusual or not. Meredith Spencer, Bridgeport

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