[birding] Possible Harlans Hawk, Benton Co.

[Marcia F. Cutler]

I forgot to mention that on our Central Benton Co. raptor run on 1/22/09, we
saw a dark morph Red-tailed Hawk that could have been a Harlan's Hawk.  This
hawk was perched on one of the posts surrounding the (hunt club) corn field
north of Refuge Rd. opposite the entrance to Finley NWR.  The head and
breast were all very dark brown, the belly was dark with white speckling.
There was a vividly white patch on its nape.  Unfortunately, we could never
see the tail and I'm loath to call it a Harlan's (or Swainson's :-) ) only
to have the bird show off it's red tail!

 

Marcia F. Cutler

Corvallis 

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