FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Re: Northern Goshawk in Montgomery County

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In a message dated 11/9/2007 8:08:57 A.M. Central Standard Time,  kde@xxxxxxx 
writes:
And you  are correct, N Goshawk is indeed rare in TN occurring
rarely in the eastern  mountains.  And, in my opinion, probably
mis-IDed many of the times it  is reported... which isn't a lot. 



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I'm sure Dean did not mean to cut out the rest of TN, in the range for  
Goshawk ;o) but don't turn off your radar when birding in the rest of  TN.  
Some 
Cooper's I'm sure are mis-IDed as Goshawks but probably many  Goshawks are 
overlooked in the field. They are rare but I've had an adult and an  immature 
Goshawk in Memphis plus another immature in Lauderdale Co, and two over  the 
years 
at the jump fields near Clarksdale, TN. 
 
Adults have turned up south of Memphis near Oxford MS, on two or more  
occasions and just a year or so back one was, I believe, photographed in  
Birmingham 
AL. With the eruption now in progress of far northern birds, this may  be the 
year....................Also, I agree the bird in Montgomery is not a  
Goshawk but it doesn't hurt to try, remember Luck and the Prepared Mind go  
hand in 
hand, study up.............
 
 
Good Birding  !!!

Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN  38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
What is this feathered thing that  lifts my heart to the heavens.



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