RE: [cobirds] Light Morph Harlan's Hawk - Jeffco

http://www.kayniyo.com/birds_raptor_vulture.htm (Half way down the page)

Recall that last year on the Marston CBC we had a light morph Harlan's
Red-tailed Hawk, Colorado Academy, Denver Co., CO, Marston CBC, 15 Dec 2012
that was confirmed by Brian Wheeler.

And check out Lee Farrell's favorite Chatfield-vicinity dark morph
red-tailed photo and article in the January Lark Bunting at
http://dfobirders.org/wordpress/denver-field-ornithologists/lark-bunting-dfo
-monthly-newsletter/ !

Same birds? Who knows?!

Kay

Kayleen A. Niyo, Ph.D.
Niyo Scientific Communications
5651 Garnet St.
Golden, CO 80403
303.679.6646
Kay@KayNiyo.com; www.KayNiyo.com

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From: cobirds@googlegroups.com [mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Michael Henwood
Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2013 8:04 AM
To: cobirds@googlegroups.com
Cc: Robert Raker
Subject: [cobirds] Light Morph Harlan's Hawk - Jeffco

On Friday after visiting Red Rocks, Michael Kiessig, Rob Raker and I
visited South Platte Park just north of C470 and the S.Platte River. On the
drive over we observed a dark Harlan's Hawk on the west side of C470 between
Quincy and Belleview. Most winters there has been a Harlan's seen in this
area. At S. Platte Park we observed 9 Greater Scaup in the pond closest to
C470 and the S. Platte River. We also got a glimpse of a skittish Harlan's
Hawk which appeared to be a light morph. Clean white underneath with a
uniform dark back. The head had quite a bit of white in the area of the
supercilium and crown, while the tail was a dusky white with just a touch of
rufous above the grayish tail band.

Perhaps some of our talented photographers could get some photos of this
wary Harlan's, so it could be studied in greater detail. The light morph is
very rare among Harlan's.

Mike Henwood
Grand Junction, Mesa County
presently visiting Jefferson County

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