[Bristol-Birds] Red-shouldered Hawk, Elizabethton, TN
- From: Dnldhlt@xxxxxxx
- To: bristol-birds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 20:56:23 EST
Hey folks,
This afternoon, Jan. 01, 2004, while looking for sparrows at the
Elizabethton Sewage Treatment Plant, I heard what I at first thought was a Blue
Jay
doing a poor imitation of a Red-shouldered Hawk. Imagine my surprise when I
saw the hawk with orangey underparts and black and white banded tail ! I don't
know what it was yelling about, but the crows that came to look didn't stay to
bother it. It sat in a tree near the river behind the brushyard for several
minutes, long enough to get a scope on it. The feathers on the back had quite
extensive pale edging, and the face was very pale, appearing "frosty". That
was the closest to my home (in Central) I have ever seen a Red-shouldered
Hawk. An auspicious beginning to my year list!
Don Holt
Johnson City, TN
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