08-16-2011, 06:30 AM
Woke this a.m. to catch a medium-to-large sized bird standing next to our pool. I'm guessing maybe 18-24" high? At first I thought it was a hawk, but it had crow-like silhouette and pointy beak. It was brown. When it took off, it had wide wingspan - 3-ft? - and took long strokes. Any idea what we saw?? It was a beautiful thing. We are at 3rd & Maku'u, so low elevation.