FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Re: dark Morph Hawk 2-4-2004

[OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 2/5/2004 9:04:57 PM Central Standard Time, 
jaybird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
I feel that it is the same bird and that instead of a Dark morph Rough legged 
that it is a Dark Morph Red tail Hawk. Sorry for any confusion. The bird was 
seen on the Greak River Rd in Lake Co. Tn about 1/4-1/2  of a mile south of 
hwy 79.                             Nancy Moore
Bluebasin Cove B&B
Reelfoot lake
Lake Co, Tn
Good detective work Nancy. This bird has been in that exact location for over 
a month along with a dark morph Harlan's Red-tail. They do not hang too 
closely together but both can be seen rather easily if you go through the area 
searching the tree line and stop far enough away to get a scope on them. The 
Harlan's is also a very dark bird with little to no white evident on the body 
but 
the upper tail is mottled gray with dark vertical marks. Both are very nice 
birds but very shy and don't let you even think about looking at them before 
they 
fly.

Rough-legged would prefer a more open place to sit and hunt rather than this 
particular area of close tree lines. Both species soar with a slight dihedral 
but the narrow hand of the Rough-legged gives it a distinctive loping flight 
rather unlike the stiffer beat of broader winged Red-tailed Hawk. Rough-legged 
would be very unlikely to fly up and down a road that is completely tree 
lined. When flushed it would most likely go straight way to more open areas.

Keep up the good work and keep us up to date on the hordes of birds there now 
at Reelfoot. Get a Redpoll or a Snow Bunting for us..........



Good Birding!!!

Jeff R. Wilson
OL'COOT / TLBA
Bartlett, TN


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