Friday, August 24, 2007

Goshawks by gosh

28 January 7 am. Rita Road and Nexus area.
I was birding the area for 45 minutes. 1 perched and then flapping Cooper's Hawk - 1 male Harrier - 1 Red-Tailed Hawk - some quail - some Lark Sparrows - 1 very light, grayish Merlin, perched and flapping.
At RVP 10:20 am.
1 female NG; S,F,G.
EOB= about 200 feet; OT= about 4 minutes

29 January 4:45 pm. RVP
1NG; S,F,G.
EOB= 200-300 feet. OT= 2-3 minutes. The sun was low, and struck the ventral area of bird, which showed a buffy body; buffy-reddish. The bird may have been a male.

2 February 11 am. Craycroft and Speedway
1 female NG; S,F
EOB= 250-300 feet; OT= about 2 minutes. I left the area with bird yet soaring.
Also: 2 February 4 pm. RVP
1 remarkable Red-Tail Hawk
The ventral area was buffy, with dark wing tips. The dorsal area of tail was medium to light grey. Dorsal area of the rest of the bird was dark brownish. The bird was soaring.

5 February 2006 11:12 am. RVP
1 female mature NG; S,F. OT= 1-2 minutes
At 12pm. RVP
1 NG; S,F,G. EOB= 200 feet. OT= 1 minute
At 1:15 pm. RVP
1 NG; Soaring; EOB= 500-800 feet. OT= 2 minutes

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