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Subject: Re: [SBB] Southwestern / Fuertes race Red-tail?
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At 05:37 PM 1/4/04 -0800, amphibian wrote:
>Seen several times in last few days perched near the intersection of 
>Lawrence Expressway and El Camino at the border between Sunnyvale and 
>Santa Clara:  adult Red-tail, light to medium brown head (not sure about 
>throat), very light chest/belly (no breast band or other significant 
>markings), clear patagial markings on otherwise light wings (there may be 
>some dark markings but the impression is very light), reddish tail (but 
>not the deep red of a western race), back is brown but lighter than 
>typical western, with some scalloping marks.  Size suggests male.   I 
>apologize for the lack of precision in my description--my sightings have 
>come thru a car window or while pushing a baby carriage and dodging 
>traffic, no binoculars at hand--but I feel pretty clear that the bird I've 
>seen is not the typical Western Red-tail! :)

The typical Red-tailed Hawk is probably one with a faint breast 
band.  However, there are numerous variants, from birds without any trace 
of a breast band, either creamy or white underneath, through birds that are 
completely black below.  Although the extreme pale and dark variants are 
less common than "normal" birds, they are not unusual.  As all of these 
birds are largely resident, you may not notice a variant until either you 
or the bird changes territory.

[If you are interested, a completely dark Red-tail is occasionally found 
near the Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh, as least for the last three 
years.  This birds is completely dark beneath, but shows a typical red tail 
of the adult.]

Bill 

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