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Here are great images from Kirk Gooding of Rough-legged Hawk in Lower Klamath NWR–check out those pantaloons:

After posting these shots I got this “calm down” message from my raptorial guru, Dick Ashford, in Ashland:
“Wonderful images, but hawk geeks will be quick to point out that pantaloons do not a roughie make. In fact, RTHA’s often show pantaloons AND, the roughie’s feathering on its tibiatarsus is indeed smooth, as one can see in Kirk’s images.
So there.“

Other photos from Klamath, by Kirk:

That last image appears to be a House Finch? Not right coloring for siskin and too plump, but then it was very cold outside…