West County Hawkwatch Raptor Research Group

West County Hawkwatch 2020/2021 Event dates are listed below, More dates coming soon. We are a North Bay Area, (Ca.) group bringing attention to North American Birds of Prey and the threats they face. We provide Identification and Education Programs, Hikes, Tours and ID Workshops. We also monitor encroachment of wind turbines into the North Bay, we do Nest Site protection, Raptor Migration counts, Studies and Documentation. Donations received fund youth Educational and Book Programs.

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Sunday, March 31, 2013

Leucistic form information _ Fredericksburg.com - WHITE-HEADED ROBIN SPOTTED

Fredericksburg.com - WHITE-HEADED ROBIN SPOTTED

~ text, from NBB'er JB
Maybe this was a leucistic form, so I googled it and turned up an
article with photo of a white-headed robin that looks similar to yours, but
was seen in Virginia in 2009. The article has a good explanation of the
phenomenon. See
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2009/042009/04032009/456474

Book List

1. Photographic Guide to North America Raptors by Wheeler and Clark
2. Raptors of Western North America by Wheeler
3. Raptors of Eastern North America by Wheeler
4. The Crossley ID Guide: Raptors (The Crossley ID Guides)
5. Hawks at a Distance: Identification of Migrant Raptors by Jerry Liguori
6. Hawks from Every Angle: How to Identify Raptors In Flight by Jerry Liguori
7. In-hand Guide to Diurnal North American Raptors (Liguori, Watson, Nicoletti, Oleyar)
8. Hawks in Flight: Second Edition (Dunne, Sibley, Sutton)
9. A Field Guide to Hawks of North America (Peterson Field Guide Series) Wheeler, Brian K.,Clark, William S.
10. Raptors of the World (Helm Identification Guides) by James Ferguson-Lees

West County Hawkwatch Raptor Research Group

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Sunday, March 31, 2013

Leucistic form information _ Fredericksburg.com - WHITE-HEADED ROBIN SPOTTED

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