[TN-Bird] Re: New Photos - including lt-morph Harlan's Hawk
- From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
- To: littlezz@xxxxxxxxx, tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:39:17 -0500 (EST)
In a message dated 12/12/2011 4:15:57 P.M. Central Standard Time,
littlezz@xxxxxxxxx writes:
Jeff-- Light morph Harlan's is a very unfamiliar plumage to most of
us; even when I lived in eastern Colorado, where dark-phase Harlan's
were not all that unusual, we hardly ever saw the light ones. I know
I'm kind of unsure of the critical ID points and I suspect many
others here are, too.
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Indeed these birds are rare, even out west. as they represent less than 1%
of the Harlan's Hawks. We are fortunate here near Memphis to have huge
numbers of wintering raptors from the west. Most Good raptor books give
complete ID points but here are 2 photos of another bird that I had a few
years
back in Ensley Bottoms. Most of the ID points are evident on the new bird
just posted that I had detailed before on these 2 photos at:
_http://www.pbase.com/image/2848024
_ (http://www.pbase.com/image/2848024)
If anyone needs more info just drop me a line.
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Rd.
Bartlett, TN. 38135
_http://WWW.pbase.com/ol_coot/_ (http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/)
What is this feathered thing that lifts my heart to the heavens.
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