Re: What Bird is This?
Andy Rabin (andyrab@wam.umd.edu)
Tue, 23 Feb 1999 18:09:28 -0500
Phyllis,
It is extremely likely that it is a Red-tailed Hawk. I have seen a
Red-tailed hawk (and sometimes two) regularly around that nest for over a
year now.
Andy Rabin
Gaithersburg, MD
andyrab@wam.umd.edu
-----Original Message-----
From: PGGrimm@aol.com <PGGrimm@aol.com>
To: MDOsprey@ARI.Net <MDOsprey@ARI.Net>
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 5:08 PM
Subject: What Bird is This?
>My daughter works in Gaithersburg. Last week she saw a very large bird (TV
to
>eagle size) fly into a large nest at the top of a large tree but because
she
>was driving and needed to watch traffic she did not get a good look at the
>bird. The tree is in a small stand of trees at the SW corner of the
>intersection of Interstate 370 and Interstate 270. The nest is visible from
>270, also visible from the flyover ramp from 370 to Sam Eig Highway. It may
>also be visible from the rear of the construction site off of Washingtonian
>Blvd. where a new mall is under construction.
>If any of you have identified this bird, she would be interested in knowing
>what it is. Many thanks
>Phyllis Grimm
>Reisterstown, MD
>pggrimm@AOL.com