Again- NG immature at Mount Erie School

22 September 10 a.m. - Mount Erie School- Anacortes
1 immature male NG; a 3-second look as a male NG was flapping and gliding into evergreen trees. The hawk was glassed and was found to be immature. Then the hawk flew overhead with a folded tail. The base of the tail was very broad and the broadness was continued throughout the length of the tail. The wings were stubby with pointed tips. The head of the raptor was in the valley of the the wrists. I will present a very detailed essay on this sighting, comparing the holistic approach with the Peterson approach.

Immature male NG

7 September 1:30 p.m. 41st Street - Anacortes; 1 immature male NG; the bird was flapping as a NG can flap- with deep, rapid, and flexible wing beats. The hawk was circling over and over again at 150-200 feet elevation. I left the area with the hawk yet in the air. This is a common sighting, as NG are coming off the MT. Erie Mountain.