One thing is that the tail has a large white band on the tip, which Swainson's
does not.
Alan Contreras
Eugene, Oregon
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On Jan 31, 2017, at 8:10 PM, Tom Crabtree <tc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
This is a bird that Brian Sullivan has ID’d as a Rough-legged Hawk. Here’s
what he had to say to the Oregon Ebird reviewers:
From: orebird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:orebird-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On ;
Behalf Of Brian Sullivan
Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2017 8:01 AM
To: orebird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [orebird] Mid-winter Swainson's Hawk record
Hi All,
I just wanted to let you all know that I invalidated this reported mid-winter
Swainson's Hawk:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S28532897
These "bibbed" type of adult male Rough-legged Hawks are frequently
misidentified as Swainson's, as is the case here. If anyone has questions
about the ID, I'm happy to get into further detail.
Thanks
From: obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:obol-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf ;
Of Charles Gates
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 7:27 PM
To: obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [obol] Re: Winter Swainson's Hawk
Kim Boddie photographed this bird on the Christmas Valley WRS on 12/15/15.
He labeled it Swainson's Hawk. There is one more photo but it's pretty much
the same.
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On 1/31/2017 4:23 PM, Alan Contreras wrote:
Correct, though a Broad-wing was photographed in the snow near P ranch in
late December a few years back.
Alan Contreras
Eugene, Oregon
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On Jan 31, 2017, at 4:14 PM, Tim Rodenkirk <timrodenkirk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The common thread is that the winter reports have all been westside birds;
there have been no eastside records right?
Tim
On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 3:55 PM, Alan Contreras <acontrer56@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The December 1968 bird at Fern Ridge was photographed but I have never seen
the photos. I know there were some taken because I was standing there, age
12, at the time. Maybe Herb Wisner or Larry McQueen would have copies.
Shortly after it was found the Eugene area was buried under a couple of feet
of snow, so I suspect most buteos had a hard time.
Alan Contreras
Eugene, Oregon
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On Jan 31, 2017, at 3:47 PM, Mark Nikas <elepaio@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Cheryl Wetzel (sp?) found an adult intermediate phase / morph / type
Swainson's Hawk near Tangent around Christmas 2008. It stayed in the area
for a couple of weeks. Cheryl took some very nice photos of this bird. I
have an identifiable one at the link below.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77323634@N00/2308740949/in/dateposted-public/
I saw another in Jan 2006 north of Eugene. That bird was around for most of
the winter and seen by many. I don't have photos of that bird but Birds Of
Lane County states definitive photos were obtained.
So, at least some winter records are valid.
Mark Nikas
Eugene
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It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know
for sure that just ain't so.
Mark Twain
Chuck Gates
541-280-4957
Powell Butte,
Central Oregon
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