ML43086941
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Female RLHA (B. l. kamtchatkensis)
Observation details
*****Two breeding RLHAs on Gambell, the female RLHA was a B. l. kamtchatkensis. The B. l. kamtchatkensis is a subspecies of RLHAs that breed in north Siberia and are a potential vagrant to Alaska. It has paler plumage when compared with B. l. sanctijohannis (the NA subspecies). I'm unsure of whether the male RLHA that bred on Gambell was a B. l. sanctijohannis or B. l. kamtchatkensis. It was quiet pale in comparison to male B. l. sanctijohannis RLHAs that I have seen. Photos of both male and female birds from May. 31, 2016 below. More info about B. l. kamtchatkensis here: http://www.globalraptors.org/grin/researchers/uploads/154/rough-leg_1955.pdf Possible B. l. kamtchatkensis RLHA from Shemya Island, AK: https://www.flickr.com/photos/77006420@N03/7063550321/in/photostream/ 2 Probable B. l. kamtchatkensis RLHA from Gambell, AK: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/60994051#_ga=2.14792118.1473166947.1526308394-1704425141.1526308394 https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/60994041#_ga=2.14792118.1473166947.1526308394-1704425141.1526308394
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