Identifying raptors can be difficult, but Marco Restani is coming to help.

Restani, who began studying red-tailed, ferruginous and Swainson’s hawks in 1987 in the Centennial Valley for his master’s degree, is the speaker at the Yellowstone Valley Audubon Society's Thursday, Sept. 18, presentation at 7 p.m. The program is offered, free of charge, at the Mayflower Congregational Church.

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The talk is in preparation for an upcoming hawk watch outside of Red Lodge.

Raptors are difficult birds to identify. By their nature they shun a close approach, so observers must rely on size and shape more than color for identification at distance. Variation in plumage patterns can range widely with

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