Are there any more clear photos of the hawk?
Justin
On Mar 19, 2019, at 9:47 PM, Jeff Gilligan <jeffgilligan10@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks all for finding the photo from Oregon from last year. I never saw any
reason not to conclude that it was of a Bicolored Hawk. How that species
could get to Oregon is unknown to me. That we can’t explain how something
like this happens, doesn’t mean it hasn’t. As unlikely as it may seem, a
Bicolored Hawk could physically make it to Oregon, and I am convinced that it
did.
This should be considered by the Oregon Rare Bird Committee.
I was reminded of this Oregon bird when Judy Meredith and I saw a small
accipiter two days ago near Tumacacori, Arizona. It was not like this Oregon
bird, but instead identical to the White-breasted Hawk (chionogaster) that I
have seen in photos and one old Central American field guide that I have with
me written by Per van Perlo. Its normal range is on the Pacific slope only
as far north as into the southern Mexican state of Chiapas. It is
considered a race of Sharp-shinned Hawk, but looks very different, being
black above and on the wings and most of the head, and white from and
including the throat to and including the under tail coverts, with white leg
feathering - really a striking and simple plumaged bird, with no spots,
streaks, etc. I have read that it may be separate species, and it surely
looked like one to me. We are trying again tomorrow to relocate and
photograph it.
Jeff Gilligan
Begin forwarded message:
From: Nicholas Mrvelj <nickmrvelj@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [obol] Anyone have a link to the thread about the strange
accipiter from last year?
Date: March 19, 2019 at 5:28:40 PM MST
To: jeffgilligan10@xxxxxxxxx
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