[va-richmond-general] Broad-winged Hawk

We believe we had a brief encounter with one in our neighborhood around 11:30 
am today while we were driving on Falstone Drive. It flew up onto a lightpost  
and we saw the tail and body clearly before it flew away. This is the first one 
we have seen here. The neighborhood is Meadowbrook Estates, which is off 
Hopkins Road, north of Chippenham.
 
Sharp-shinned and Coopers Hawks have been seen here many times, and we always 
have Red-shouldered hawks around. There are many large trees, and some fairly 
deep woods nearby, so it's possible. The banded tail was short and the body was 
thick like a buteo. It was larger than a crow but smaller than a Red-tail or 
Red-shouldered.
We are headed for Costa Rica early tomorrow, so if there are responses, we 
won't be able to answer them after this evening.

Linda & Al Warfield
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