Jen, You cannot imagine the pressure! As a new birder I almost did not make the post because of my fear that I might have gotten it wrong. I send along two photos and if I have gotten it wrong please let me know ASAP so I can send out the "all clear". Best. David Greetings David - I totally see where you called Northern Goshawk, but I hate to be the snowy-day-bearer-of-booo-news.... You've captured - very well - an adult male Northern Harrier - a species that is far more common than goshawk, and a regular open-field hunter. Both species are entirely gray above and grayish-white below, and both have long tails and a sleek posture. An adult goshawk, however, will have a strong dark (black) cheekpatch, and a very dark (blackish) crown, broken up by a fierce-looking white eyebrow. Goshawk is darker sooty-bluish-gray above without the mottling you see on the upperparts of your harrier. Also, an adult Gos, if you can get good looks, will have a demonly-red eye (very intimidating!), as opposed to the harrier's bright golden yellow eye. Glad you had a great day at Killdeer Plains. It definitely can be a photographer's heaven. Raptors galore! best of birding to you - Jen ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]