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Linda,

If the large white windows appeared to be trapezoidal in shape, it might
be an immature-plumaged Red-tailed Hawk. Red-shouldered Hawks have
thinner crescents in the primaries. Did the broadly-striped tail appear  
to
be a contrasting black and white (Red-shouldered) or a lower contrast
brown and black (imm. Red-tailed)? Did you happen to note the relative
widths of the bands in the tail? A Red-tailed Hawk doesn't necessarily
have dark underwing linings (the dark and rufous morphs do); they do
have dark leading edges on the undersides of the wing (patagium),
visible on the light morphs.

Les Chibana, Palo Alto


On Sunday, October 26, 2003, at 12:41  PM, [[email protected]] wrote:

> Good Afternoon Sbbers.....
>
> On my way home from Safeway a few minutes ago as I turned the corner  
> to my
> block..I looked up and watched a magnificent hawk. It had large white  
> window
> patches in the wings, no dark underwing linings like a Red-tail...it's  
> tail
> looked to be broadly striped.  I thought at first it was the resident
> Red-shouldered but this hawk but the tail was so different. Any ideas?
>
> It was flying over the Saratoga Quito Road area and went off towards  
> Los
> Gatos...
>
> Thanks and good birding....
>
> My best regards,
> Linda Sullivan
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