A-ha. These guys must have seen those same two hawks I was seeing from Town Line Road in Bridport. I wish they'd been closer to confirm, but there was definitely one light one and one dark one, and they were clearly together.
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> From: "Susan Elliott" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 5:02:52 PM
> Subject: [VTBIRD] Greater White-fronted Goose - Dead Creek WMA
> We were fortunate to run into Ted Murin today at Dead Creek WMA who
> gave a look through his scope at a Greater White-fronted Goose among
> the 2000+ Snow Geese. Also present were 300 or so Ring-billed Gulls
> following a tractor, three Great Blue Heron, three Red-tailed Hawks
> and one Northern Harrier.
>
> In Bridport we had excellent views of two Rough-legged Hawks, one
> light, one dark, together over a field. Also in Bridport, south of
> McCuen Slang, on the lake, one Bald Eagle, a Common Loon, and 60 or so
> Common Goldeneye.
>
> From the New York side of the beautiful new bridge, we saw four Common
> Loons.
>
> At Tri-town, there were one Common Loon, one Horned Grebe and about 50
> Common Goldeneye.
>
> On Lake St. in Bridport we saw a Northern Mockingbird not far from
> where we saw one last January.
>
> And finally one the way home, in Bridport two Red-tailed Hawks, one
> very light in color, but probably not light enough to be a Krider's.
> No sign of the leucistic hawk in our travels.
>
> All sightings eBirded of course!
>
> Sue and Marv Elliott, Sue Wetmore, Tracey Busony
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