[EBB Sightings] hawk ID

Hi Sharon et al,

I am told that a young Goshawk was recently seen at Hawk Hill in Marin. I think they average about one a year on their Hawk Watch. I just checked the annual numbers from their web page:

  http://www.ggro.org/research.html

For years 2000-2004 they saw  3, 2, 1, 0, 1, 0

I think the eastern population is somewhat migratory, and I often wonder if the occasional coastal sighting isn't a long distance vagrant. Myself, I have never seen the bird below 5000 ft. 

Keep in mind that a Red-tail can look like absolutely anything in the world. 

Have you ever seen an immature Red-shouldered Hawk? They can be a bit puzzling.

      -Rusty


--- Sharon Marchione 
wrote:

> On 11/17 (around 9:30) in the NorthgateHS area of
> WC, I noticed a very large hawk like bird.  It was
> resting in a mature cedar tree, in close view   
> Also a week earlier, while golfing at Boundary Oaks,
> I sighted a similar large bird, however without
> binoculars I couldn"t  get a good look.  I'm an
> inexperienced birder, but from looking at my field
> guide it appeared to look like a Northern Goshawk.
> Has anyone spotted this bird who could identify it?
> 
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