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Rough-legged Hawk, Cecil Co.

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Mark Johnson

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Mark Johnson

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Sat, 5 Feb 2011 12:52:25 -0500

There's a beautiful (soggy) light phase Rough-legged Hawk hanging around Pond Neck Rd. in Cecil Co. this morning. Yesterday I noticed one had been reported last Saturday in eBird and figured if he was still hanging around, chances were good he's be laying low with all the fog and rain. He was on a skinny sapling out in the open at the top of the slope on the right, along the Stemmers Run dredge spoils, just before you get to Pond View Lane on the left. He was moving from there to the wooded area adjacent and actually doubled back and landed briefly on the road shoulder, then flew up and perched in the woods by the roadside. I took some photos which I'll post later after the terps basketball game.

Mark Johnson
Aberdeen, MD