Red-tails do indeed however. Not as regularly as Rough-legs but often enough to make that behavior ineffective for ID purposes. Ryan Brady Washburn, Bayfield County, WI http://www.pbase.com/rbrady ---------------------------------------- > Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:12:40 -0500 > Subject: [wisb] Rough-Legged Hawk Oshkosh > From: 2718mtb@xxxxxxxxx > To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > I was driving NW from Oshkosh this afternoon around 3 PM, on hwy 45, and > there was definately a large buteo hovering above a field between GG and > Lakeview Rd. I was going too fast on the highway to see the underwing > pattern to verify species... based on the size it had to be either > rough-legged or red tailed, but red tails don't hover, right? Must've > been an early migrating Rough-legged... > Mark Benson > Oshkosh WI > Winnebago County > > > #################### > You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding > Network (Wisbirdn). > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn > > #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn