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**RARE** From: "Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes" Subject: 2008 Barrow, AK Swainson's Hawk - 20080911 - 08:30 AKDT Date: September 11, 2008 at 1:51:37 PM EDT To: "bkwheeler6@msn.com" , Kenneth Victor Rosenberg , "Brian L. Sullivan" , Christopher Wood Cc: "Frederick R. Channell" , Christopher J Tremblay Reply-To: "Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes" Just a note (heading out soon), while walking around the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory area this morning North of Barrow, Alaska, my co-worker and I flushed an apparent adult Swainson's Hawk from the telephone poles. It landed just behind our dormitory sleeping quarters, allowing for some half-way decent photos (well, better than the ones taken of the 2006 fly-by bird which Chris Tremblay and I saw). I had heard this bird was in the area earlier in the season, but certainly didn't expect to see it. Could this bird be the same bird as the one I saw in 2006? If this is an adult, could be. If this is actually a 1st year bird well into adult plumage, probably not. I haven't taken the time to research the molt timing, yet. We just saw this bird 1 hour and 15 minutes ago and we have to get back to town to catch our 11am flight to Anchorage. Back in Ithaca by 1:30 Friday afternoon. Here are the pics for now. My co-worker (Fred Channell) has some probable better shots plus an in-flight shot, showing the dark flight feathers. http://picasaweb.google.com/cth4th/2008BarrowSwainsonSHawk# {EDIT: Picasaweb is defunct. Google Photos, here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/58RPng2mSX8oXEC96] What are the chances!? 2006 and 2008. Cool! Feel free to forward the sighting information to pertinent lists or people. Good birding! Sincerely, Chris T-H
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