Eagle?

David Matson
La Veta

On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 7:41:43 PM UTC-6 ronbco wrote:

> Morey Wildlife Reserve in Loveland, this is a riparian area next to a golf 
> course with some rugged hogback terrain nearby.
>
> I just had 5 seconds of view of a very large hawk perched in a tree only 
> 15 feet from me. No time to grab a pic. What struck me was the robust body 
> size with large wings. Larger than a red-tailed. It took flight and I was 
> focused on what the tail would look like. I saw only the upper side. It had 
> a buff (not white) band at the base of the uniform, dark (not rufous) tail. 
> I can't seem to find a match of that tail color pattern. I think the body 
> was uniform rufous (no bib or breast band).
> With just a few seconds and a poor short-term memory that is all I got.
>
> Thanks for help.
> Ron Bolton
> Berthoud
>
>
>

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