[obol] Re: Northern Goshawk
- From: linda phelan thompson <lindaphelanlmt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 14:47:36 -0700
Dear Obolers,
I hope I'm not beating a dead horse here, but
on retrospect, I'm wondering if I saw two different birds Saturday. The
first bird I saw had a white face, with that black cap on top. The next two
times I saw a bird, I assumed it was the same one, but this had the facial
markings consistent with the Osprey, plus those long tapered wings.
There have been a lot of Yellow Rumped
Warblers along the Fanno Wetland, and at times other Warbler species, it's
been pretty fun. I saw "one" Cedar Waxwing out by the beaver dams, the
first time I've seen one by itself. I'm not seeing the Wood Ducks that were
here in the fall, except for one female. I'll keep my eye out for them,
hoping for some nesting in the area.
PS: As someone still trying to get to know the birds, I get pretty excited,
and try to remember to look for identifiable features.
Linda
Fanno Wetlands, lots of frogs out here these days.
On Sat, Apr 5, 2014 at 7:18 PM, linda phelan thompson <
lindaphelanlmt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm pretty sure I saw a Goshawk this morning in Tigard, it looked exactly
> like the photos, except that it didn't show the flight pattern of the
> accipiters. It circled over a large lawn/golf course, wings flapping
> languidly, rhythmically, not the flap, flap, glide that I would expect. I
> saw it three times at pretty close range, and it dove into a water feature
> at one point, not coming up with anything. Amazingly, a family of mallard
> ducklings were not in sight during any of it's searches.
>
> This bird was dark grey on top, very light underneath, and had all the
> facial markings of the Goshawk. Any ideas out there for the relaxed wing
> beats, was it because it was circling, searching, and not trying to get
> somewhere?
>
> --
>
> *Linda Lee*
>
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*Linda Lee*
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