Date: 5/22/26 2:42 pm From: Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: [Tweeters] interesting bird
Hello tweets,
David Hutchinson just called me, and we had a lengthy conversation.
He was in the arboretum yesterday afternoon around 3 pm and saw a weird bird. He was there with people looking at the plants, so he didn’t even have binoculars, but he got repeated looks at what he thought was a raptor.
It was repeatedly visiting a tall (ca 100’) conifer, and it seemed to him of a size between Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s, or Merlin and Peregrine. He saw it frequently enough that he was confident it was snow-white below, with no markings. It was very dark above, brown to black, and also had dark undertail coverts. The wings were more pointed than rounded.
If anyone has the time or inclination, it would be worthwhile to check this out. He said there were lots and lots of birds, singing and flying around, so that’s a benefit of a visit.
At the Graham Visitor Center there is an iron gate to the right, and you should turn left there and go about 100-150’ up the major road, and there is the tall conifer that the bird frequented yesterday at this time.
