Buteo lagopus The bird screaming was apparently the female. She came one to me when I was on hill side they were interested in last time but she confined most of her circling + screaming to the other side of the river. Origin of note. July 15 Sam one on campbridge at Loom Slough. Flur off our ring. July 18 This pair not present at Falcon sign this evening.* I do not think they bred their at all this year. * We present when Hank & I walked thru July 20 One bird along near shore about where owls were located. July 22 There are 2 adjacent solifluction scars, fresh, on slope across Willow Creek. There has been a pair of Rough-legs hanging about there fall season- Today decided they must be nesting though the site seemed unlikely. Found however that they were not nesting. However they have been rooting + feeding + defecating etc. Picked up a couple of bags of pellets. They are of all sizes but I presume that with the Rough-legs these they would be all Rough-leg pellets. The adult defended this area as if it were a nest. Circled over me + screamed continuously all the while I was in the area.