VA-Birders,
Sorry for the extralimital report, but a White-tailed Hawk has been seen the
past week first in Hadley, Massachusetts (April 22-24) and now at the Great
Swamp NWR in New Jersey, a couple hundred miles to the SW. I post this because
it appears to be moving in our direction and with all of the hawkwatches going
on, someone may have a shot at seeing it. Of course, as one of the RBA
excerpts below points out, this species is a non-migratory hawk who's normal
northern limit is south Texas, so the question of origin comes into play.
From the April 25 Philadelphia RBA Birdline---
"An exceptional hawk has been present to the north
of us in Massachusetts: a WHITE-TAILED HAWK has
been in Hadley, Mass by a field along North Maple
Street across from the University of
Massachusetts Hadley Farm, about a mile and half
north of Route 9. It was seen there both days
this past weekend, April 22-23. On Monday
morning, April 24th, it was seen at about 10
o'clock, but not later. After an encounter, at
that time, with a RED-TAILED HAWK, the WHITE
TAILED flew away, out of sight to the southwest."
From the April 26 New Jersey RBA---
"An adult WHITE-TAILED HAWK of unknown origin was seen in the Great
Swamp NWR from the bridge on Pleasant Plains Rd Apr 25. Please report
any additional sightings of this bird. White-tailed Hawk is a non-
migratory resident of the Texas coast."
Take Care,
Jay Keller
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