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Over the last few months there have been reports of falconry birds lost with their hood on, there is no excuse for such loss, all birds are capable of bating, even those that are hooded. Please keep your hawk tethered until the hood removed.


Subject: Lost falconers falcon or hawk
From: Victor Lewis <azvegasvic AT GMAIL.COM>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:51:12 -0700

today around 300 pm or so i was at buters lake i saw at the top of the
fourth cottonwood tree what appeared to be a falcon or accipiter with a hood
over its eyes. i saw it 2 days before but could not see its head and thought
from what i could see it was a perigrine but today im thinking a coopers
but without my binoculars not sure. But 2 other people could see the hood.
hope some one has reported it missing and can get it back. i am supprised it
could last in the wild unless it can see somehow . good birding
vic lewis scotttsdale az