I drive Hwy 100 every day and have often noticed this dark hawk that Steve
mentioned, so today I finally went out to try and get some photos. I had
to briefly pull over on the on ramp to 100 SB so could only get off a few
shots, but hopefully these are good enough to identify if it's a Harlan's
I finally forced myself out into the cold after a few week break yesterday and
today.
Birds at Mill Pond in Shakopee
Canada Goose (1 today)
Tundra Swan (resting and walking on the ice behind the pond only seen there
today)
Trumpeter Swan (today only)
Mallard
American Black
I apologize for inadequacies regarding my previous post. The longspurs were
seen at the MSP international airport. They were at the north end of the
airport where 28th ave S ends in a T foraging along the roadside to the
west of the T. They were seen early in the morning of the 1st.
From: jeff schultz jschu...@lakesplus.com
Date: January 2, 2011 2:40:02 PM CST
Subject: Towhee post
The male Eastern Towhee that has been at my feeders in Ottertail
since November has made it to the new year. Unfortunately our CBC
was cancelled so he won't get counted. It was good to see him
While walking across University Avenue in St. Paul early Friday morning, I
saw a peregrine falcon descending toward the Walmart parking lot at
incredible speed, passing directly over my head before landing in a tree
north of the old Midway Chevrolet dealership. What caught my eye was its
very
Hi,
My husband and I are planning a week-long trip to Panama this February. We
are looking for suggestions for places to stay and bird. If you have any
information, please reply to me at jvai...@gmail.com. Thanks for the help!
Sincerely,
Jenni
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Hi Liz,
these are excellent photos of a spectacular hawk. The warm brown
coloration, rufous dorsal color of the tail, and rufous upper chest rule out
a Harlan Hawk. Note the long wings, which are typical of a western
red-tail, and not of our eastern sub-species. The tail coloration is
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