I also spent some time in Carlos Avery, Sunday Morning. **15 Rough Legged Hawks. 3 outside of refuge & 1 dark morph in a pine = tree on the road that goes by Little Coon Lake. So awesome to see these = birds soaring & hovering in Anoka County! **5 Northern Harriers - all juveniles **4 Bald Eagles - including one curious 3rd year individual **1 Red Tailed Hawk ** (at least) 1 Townsend's Solitaire - I saw 2 gray birds in different = parts of the refuge that kept their distance, the 2nd flew up in the = tree & was flying away as I took a picture - the pic showed the distinct = bright white underwing stripes of the Solitaire. This was not far from = the DM RL hawk, close to Little Coon Lake.
Here are some pics of Raptors from Sunday including the Dark Morph RL & = 3rd year Eagle. Also, pics of a bird I couldn't identify, thought it = most similar to a Female Red Winged Blackbird in size & color patterns, = but it's a bit too late for one of those. It was pretty tame, and = constantly flicked it's tail. I'd appreciate any help on that ID! <http://www.bolioshot.com/images/cabeaglejuv7111906.jpg><http://www.bolio= shot.com/images/cabeaglejuv9111906.jpg> = <http://www.bolioshot.com/images/cabeaglejuv6111906.jpg> = <http://www.bolioshot.com/images/carlhawk6111906.jpg> = <http://www.bolioshot.com/images/carlhawk7111906.jpg> = <http://www.bolioshot.com/images/carlhawk8111906.jpg> = <http://www.bolioshot.com/images/carlhawk91dm111906.jpg>=20 http://www.bolioshot.com/images/caunknown1111906.jpg http://www.bolioshot.com/images/caunknown2111906.jpg http://www.bolioshot.com/images/caunknown3111906.jpg http://www.bolioshot.com/images/caunknown4111906.jpg http://www.bolioshot.com/images/caunknown5111906.jpg http://www.bolioshot.com/images/caunknown6111906.jpg Jason Bolish Information Systems Viking Magazine Service Inc (952)885-0922 ext 4137
