I shot a picture of a Red-tailed Hawk while counting at Hawk Ridge that had something trailing it, looked like grass stems or something..
http://www.birderguy.com/HawkRidge_20090914_04.htm http://www.birderguy.com/HawkRidge_20090914_05.htm http://www.birderguy.com/HawkRidge_20090914_06.htm http://www.birderguy.com/HawkRidge_20090914_07.htm My guess is it got tangled on the bird from hunting in a field of long grass or something, first time I've seen that.. I'm currently looking for my next career.. Please see http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlongtin I welcome advice, suggestions, and an opportunity to network.. Thanks.. -- Andrew Longtin Corcoran (Hennepin Co.) Minnesota See my WEB pages at: www.birderguy.com Email: [email protected] Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Supporter http://www.hawkridge.org Minnesota Ornithologists' Union Member http://www.moumn.org Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) Member http://www.hmana.org Cornell Lab Member (PFW) http://birds.cornell.edu/pfw -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Liz Stanley Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 11:23 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [mou-net] Any falconers missing a hawk? I was heading over to my credit union when I noticed a young red-tailed hawk perched on a pole, with what appears to be a jess hanging from its leg. This was near the Mall of America, on the road between U.S. Federal Credit Union, and the train station parking garage. It was perched up on a light post above the road, and I saw it fly down to the ground and back up a couple of times. I wasn't 100% sure it was a jess, because I didn't have my good binoculars with me, but whatever it was, it was long and thin, and definitely attached to the hawk's leg. I watched it for a little while and it seemed to be flying fine. Just thought I'd mention it, in case someone was looking for their hawk. I called the Raptor Center, and they didn't have any reports of a missing hawk. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=us+federal+credi t+union&sll=44.85599,-93.232985&sspn=0.010283,0.020406&ie=UTF8&radius=0.5&rq =1&ev=zi&hq=us+federal+credit+union&hnear=&ll=44.85599,-93.232985&spn=0.0102 83,0.020406&z=16 -- Liz Stanley Bloomington, MN [email protected] Backyard weather and feedercam: http://www.overlookcircle.org/ Photo gallery: http://www.pbase.com/gymell/liz_favorites Follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lizmstanley ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
