[TN-Bird] Dark morph Rough-legged Hawk in Gibson County

February 28, 2005
Gibson & Dyer Counties
Today while driving east on Hwy. 77 between Newbern and Yorkville I had an 
adult dark morph Rough-legged Hawk soaring and being constantly harassed by an 
Eastern Red-tailed Hawk.  Both birds flew over the highway to the north along 
Johnny Dodd Rd. which is right on the Dyer County / Gibson County line.  I 
turned onto this road and followed them for a little ways and then stopped and 
got out to enjoy them.  I watched for about 5 minutes and the Red-tailed Hawk 
continued to harass the Rough-legged and dive bombed it several times and a 
couple of times they even turned talon to talon!  When I last saw the 
Rough-legged it was still heading north with the Red-tailed not far behind!  
Impressive show!

Mark Greene
Trenton, TN
Gibson County

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