[birding] Linn County SWAINSON'S HAWK

[Snetsinger, Thomas - FW]

Morning All,
On the drive in this morning there was at least one (possibly two) dark morph SWAINSON'S HAWK(S) north of Plainview Drive 1/2 way between Manning Rd and Sand Ridge Rd. The bird seen best was perched on a power pole on the south side of the road. When I drove back for a better look I found it on the ground 100 yds into the field on the north side of the road. A second dark buteo was on the ground at the far end of the field, however with binoculars I could not say anything more than it was a dark buteo.
cheers,
Tom Snetsinger
thomas.snetsinger at oregonstate.edu
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