Hello all, I dashed down to Rothsay WMA for some late afternoon birding and was rewarded with an adult northern goshawk. This was in the exact same location that I saw the prairie falcon last Sunday (1/2 mile north of the junction of CR15 and CR176). The goshawk flew low in front of me and I followed it until it perched in a cottonwood tree to the west of me. The light was bad and I wasn't positive of my ID until I drove around to the south of the bird and was able to view it through my scope in better light. The white superciliary lines were visible even from about 1/4 mile distance.
Other birds seen today at Rothsay WMA: Snow bunting, including one perched on a powerline 27 red-winged blackbirds 4 rusty blackbirds More northern harriers today than last weekend and still plenty of rough-legged hawks. Good Birding! Pat Patrick Beauzay Department of Entomology 217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 58105 701-231-9491 [email protected] http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/entomology/ http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/tigerbeetles/index.htm http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/beauzay/Mounting_Chalcidoidea/Chalcmount.htm
