I hope I am?replying to?this post correctly.? I've never?tried?replying to all in one of these messages before, so I probably don't know what I am doing.? I was pulling into the garage listening to the game in my car when I heard about the hawk.? After I parked the car I turned on the game hoping to see the hawk? and just as I turned on the the TV they were going into?a commercial break, but they did replay the hawk in slow mo as they were doing so.? I only caught a glimpse of it, however.? I admit I am?not too good at hawk identifications.? It looked like it had a dark chest, so I thought Swainson's at first, but then I saw?it had a white band near the rump, so I believe it?was?likely?a Northern Harrier.? But who knows?? Just thought I would throw that out there.? BTW glad your daughter was paying attention to the game.? You're not paying to watch the grackles in center flield after all.?lol.
Tony Wilk Longmont -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: Karl Stecher Jr. <[email protected]> Cc: Colorado Birds <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Jul 28, 2009 9:21 am Subject: [cobirds] Re: Rockies hawk? Yep, that's pretty darn close to what I saw. ? And btw, immediately after it happened my daughter turned to me and said, "I think Torrealba just tried to steal second in all the confusion!" ? Linda Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karl Stecher Jr." <[email protected]> To: "lm lee" <[email protected]> Cc: "Colorado Birds" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 9:03:34 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain Subject: Re: Rockies hawk? Linda - Look at pictures of Swainson's hawk. (I know they like baby grackles). Karl Stecher Centennial BCO gal writes: > > I was at that game and actually had my binoculars with me and was > watching that smaller bird from my seat (club level, right field > side). I believe the smaller bird was a grackle and was sitting in > between right and center for about a good 10 minutes (like some sort > of utility outfielder). Then, just as I pulled the binoculars away I > see this larger bird swoop down and yes, there was a collective gasp > from the crowd as the grackle escaped at the last second. Now here is > where I need help identifying the hawk since I'm still a birding > neophyte. It had a very dark head and neck. I know I've seen it before > but I just can't seem to identify it. > > Linda Lee > Louisville > > On Jul 27, 6:51 pm, Peter Plage <[email protected]> wrote: >> In the 8th inning of yesterday's Rockies game there was apparenty an event >> in the outfield where a hawk came down and scooped something up in front of >> 40 K fans. ?I was in the car listening to the radio and there was a gasp ouy >> of the crowd. The radio announcer just said a hawk caught a bird or a >> rodent... anyone at the game or know what happened??? >> >> Pete Plage >> Broomfield > > > ? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Colorado County Birding: http://www.coloradocountybirding.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
