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Hi all:
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I cannot confirm any of the sighting that I'm about to report so do not tak=
e them as givens. I was driving during all of these and it was not conveni=
ent or I had no time to pull off before the birds disappeared. On November=
30=2C I'm close to 100 percent sure that I saw a red-shouldered hawk being=
harrassed by crows over the Bridgewater Atlantic Superstore. I was going =
through an intersection at the time and therefore this is why I cannot say =
for totally sure as I could not stop for a better view. I was able to know=
that it definitely was not a red-tailed hawk. It was not that far off the=
ground=2C and I got a good look at the underside and the tail. It definite=
ly was the right size for a red-shouldered hawk. No black knuckles showed.=
The tail also was not red=2C but that is the best I can do.
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On the way to Halifax today near Chester=2C a large raptor soared by. It h=
ad a very long tail so I'm assuming it was a northern harrier. Again I jus=
t got the silouette and was driving=2C so not a confirmed sighting. =20
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On the way back from Halifax=2C this evening just as it was close to dark=
=2C just outside of Bridgewater=2C two birds whizzed over the top of the ca=
r. Again along the 103. They would either have been two Wilson's snipe or=
two American Woodcocks. Although I'm leaning towards American Woodcock I =
cannot say for sure. =20
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James R. Hirtle
Bridgewater
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(Note I did not record any of these birds as givens=2C just as a heads up.)=
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I cannot confirm any of the sighting that I'm about to report so do not tak=
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convenient or I had no time to pull off before the birds disappeared. =
=3B On November 30=2C I'm close to 100 percent sure that I saw a red-should=
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. =3B I was going through an intersection at the time and therefore thi=
s is why I cannot say for totally sure as I could not stop for a better vie=
w. =3B I was able to know that it definitely was not a red-tailed hawk.=
 =3B It =3Bwas not that far off the ground=2C and I got a good look=
at the underside and the tail. =3BIt definitely was the right size for=
a red-shouldered hawk. =3B =3BNo black knuckles showed. =3B Th=
e tail also was not red=2C but that is the best I can do.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
On the way to Halifax today near Chester=2C a large raptor soared by. =
=3B It had a very long tail so I'm assuming it was a northern harrier. =
=3B Again I just got the silouette and was driving=2C so not a confirmed si=
ghting. =3B <BR>
 =3B<BR>
On the way back from Halifax=2C this evening just as it was close to dark=
=2C just outside of Bridgewater=2C two birds whizzed over the top of the ca=
r. =3B Again along the 103. =3B They would either have been two Wil=
son's snipe or two American Woodcocks. =3B Although I'm leaning towards=
American Woodcock I cannot say for sure. =3B <BR>
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James R. Hirtle<BR>
Bridgewater<BR>
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