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Why thank you, Ashley! How kind of you!
Looks okay for an immature Broad-winged Hawk to me. Looks more "compact" than a Red-shouldered Hawk as far as overall appearance goes. The streaking, especially that on the upper breast, looks better for a young Broad-winged also.
This looks a lot better for a dark morph (or "Pacific race") Northern Fulmar to me!
Looks perfect for an immature Red-shouldered Hawk to me! And yes, Washington is outside of their normal range! Great find!!
If you have a field guide, looking at the House Sparrows, it should be easy to see the differences between male and female. A male has a large black bib whereas the female doesn't. The male also has brighter rufous/gray coloration especially on the head.
Definitely a Gadwall with the big white patch in the wings
If you search for photos of adult male Northern Harriers, you will see that they clearly look exactly like your bird. There's really no doubt that this is a male Northern Harrier. The description of the flight style you gave is really irrelevant since it's not flying in this photo. And "owl-like disk" is the appropriate description of the face, which is even given in the Cornell link you provided...
male harriers do not have the owl-like facial disk or a female or immature male...
Male Northern Harrier was correct. All field marks are correct
