We joined a hawkwatch event today. A Ranger gave a pretty good talk about differentiating the raptors most commonly found here in Yellowstone then we headed out to the Hayden Prairie to watch. Even with that tutorial, I am awful at it. We saw over a dozen birds, all soaring pretty high. I did manage to recognize a juvenile golden eagle and a Harris’s Hawk. Red tailed, Swainson’s and Ferruginous all look like blotched black or brown and white to me. I definitely need more practice at this.