[TN-Bird] Swainson's Hawk Photos

April 25, 2009
Ensley Bottoms
Shelby Co. TN
 
I saw a hawk in the distance south of the pits but passed it off as an odd  
Red-tail as I was watching 2 Mississippi Kites. Later, around 1:30, I found 
this  bird sitting in the field south of the pits along the main road 
heading south to  the rail yards. After taking some photos through my scope the 
bird lifted into  the air, circled and flew south and then west. I walked the 
west fields and  relocated the bird again on the ground. The bird was last 
seen passing behind  the steel mill. It had an extended crop and may still 
be in the area  tomorrow.
I believe these might be the first photos of a Swainson's taken in TN. Mark 
 Green and I had a Swainson's briefly years ago nearly in the same area. A 
few  years later, Mark, Melinda Welton and I had another in the same area 
and I had a  fly-by bird at Pace Point one fall.
 
Try: _http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/swainsons   

_ (http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/swainsons) 

Good Birding  !!!

Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN  38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
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