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I haven't been out to Mohawk in a couple of months. I've been nursing a bum ankle since before the ice storm and I don't want to aggravate it too much.

I thought that the guy who worked for a security firm in the building had commented on the nest being on the roof. I could be totally off base.

Interesting. I wonder if building maintenace may have removed last year's nest this summer. Thanks for the heads up.

Spotted one of the Langenheim Adults this afternoon on the roof the Bank Building next to the park. I pieced together this image from a bunch as the adult took off, circled once and drifted off to the west.

Well I figured it out. These are not hawks after all. These are Northern Harriers. I saw a lot of them hovering over the fields about two or three feet above the tallgrass hunting. I found them in my field guide and like the Mississippi Kite, the male and female of the species have different plumage.

Hope everyone is getting over the ice storm. We were pretty lucky here in T-Town. I went to Miami, OK and the surrounding area and there were still ponds completely frozen over up there even though we've had two days of mid 60 degree weather.   Whiel I near the agri-town of Centralia, Oklahoma, I spotted a pair of raptors sky dancing. ...

I stand corrected Sallyls. You would certainly know better than I. I think I saw soemthing about this at another birding website.Thanks for the clarification.

Just about all the birds will put on extra downy feathers under and between their normal plumage to help keep them warm and dry. Back in the fall I go a couple of shots of one of the Langenheim adults and the bird was pretty raggedy looking. Feathers in disarray, kind of raggamuffin looking. Turns out the bird was adding a new layer of feathers in ...

Was about 2 or 2:30. This bird was in the tree along about where Joe Creek makes the bend, just south of the baseball backstop. The flight shot I got from the parking lot of the apartments/motel across the creek.

Nothing like the thrill of a spotting, and in your backyard at that. Its hard to tell what bird it is because of the winter molt, but I would bet a Cooper's or Sharp-Shinned. They are masters of hunting bird feeders. Red-Shouldereds will exhibit similar behavior but prefer rodents and small reptiles. Some good news from Langenheim today. I ...