[Birdnet] Dark morph Ferruginous Hawk

[tflyz at aol.com]

After the Snow Goose Festival on Saturday, I saw a dark morph 
Ferruginous Hawk just west of Fillmore on the dirt road coming from 
Clear Lake WMA. I was able to jump out of the car and hastily snap this 
not so great photo as it flew overhead:

http://www.pbase.com/image/74832534

This is my first post to the birdnet list, and hopefully it is worth 
reporting. My understanding is that the Ferruginous Hawk, especially 
the dark morph, is somewhat rare.

By the way, Clear Lake had a number of great ducks right next to the 
road, including Cinnamon Teal (around a dozen), Bufflehead, L. Scaup, 
Co. Goldeneye, Gadwall, No. Shovelers, and Mallards.

Cheers,
Tom

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