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Male harrier also crossed my mind and that's the perfect answer - especially as we saw a female there not long after. Thanks! </div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 8, 2023 7:29 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tweeters] mystery bird by Mt Rainier</font>
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<p style="margin:0 0 1em 0; color:black">Distant male Northern Harrier I just saw from our yard fit that description, including the lack of markings with my first views. After a few seconds I got good views and the markings became evident.<br>
I'd spotted it as I was watching a Turkey Vulture thermalling and gliding, working its way southward. I'd kept watching the TUVU for a few minutes, hoping some other birds would join it. The harrier was my reward.</p>
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On October 8, 2023 12:20:27 PM Elaine Thomas <ethomas@salud.unm.edu> wrote:</p>
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Hiking Burroughs trail by Sunrise yesterday afternoon, I was watching several ravens and a red-tailed hawk high over the bare hills when I got a frustratingly brief look at a bird joining them - soaring, lazily chased by ravens, made a twisty dodging maneuver
and disappeared from my binoc view. Quite pale (I saw all underside, maybe a bit of upper wing), but not bright white, maybe cream/beige, slender build, smaller than the redtail, maybe smaller than the ravens. It made me think of something like a prairie
falcon, but I didn't see any dark markings. Any guesses? Thanks!</div>
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