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Report for Sat Feb 8, 2014 Sorry for the late report... On the way to join the Audubon field trip to Baldwin/Peabody Sat morning I made a quick stop to look at the upstream end of Ellis Bay. 1 PEREGRINE FALCON was standing near the very top of the Alton-side tower of the Clark bridge. Further down my route I passed a different-looking buteo perched roadside right where the Cahokia Diversion Canal intersects Ill hwy 255 in Madison Cnty. I double-backed and took up a vantage point on the opposite shoulder. The bird was a light morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, apparently a juvenile, based on Wheeler. Had a really nice, close look at a beautiful hawk. The bird flew away from me along the tree line, but stopped within view. I had a feeling that the bird might stay in the area for awhile. Mike Thelen Univ City, StL Cnty, MO [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------------ The Audubon Society of Missouri's Wild Bird Discussion Forum Questions or comments? Email the list owners: mailto:[log in to unmask] ABA Birding Code of Ethics http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html