Re: PC's photo of dark Buteo.I'm not sure this is a big help but your dark Buteo looks very much like the Harlan's Red-tail photo (RT11) page 183 of Wheeler & Clarks "A Photographic Guide to NA Raptors"
Bill Yule
"For those who hunger after the earthly excrescences called mushrooms."
--- On Wed, 3/10/10, COMINS, Patrick PCOMINS@audubon.org wrote:
From: COMINS, Patrick PCOMINS@audubon.org
Subject: [CT Birds] Dark buteo Merritt/7
To: "CT Birds List" ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 2:10 PM
Had a dark red-tailish buteo at the junction of the Merritt and Rt 7.
Was able to get a photo, but not sure if it will help in ID.
Patrick Comins, Meriden
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Re: PC's photo of dark Buteo.I'm not sure this is a big help but your dark Buteo looks very much like the Harlan's Red-tail photo (RT11) page 183 of Wheeler & Clarks "A Photographic Guide to NA Raptors"
Bill Yule
"For those who hunger after the earthly excrescences called mushrooms."
--- On Wed, 3/10/10, COMINS, Patrick <PCOMINS@audubon.org> wrote:
From: COMINS, Patrick <PCOMINS@audubon.org>
Subject: [CT Birds] Dark buteo Merritt/7
To: "CT Birds List" <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org>
Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 2:10 PM
Had a dark red-tailish buteo at the junction of the Merritt and Rt 7.
Was able to get a photo, but not sure if it will help in ID.
Patrick Comins, Meriden
Sent from my iPhone
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