VA Birders,
I enjoyed a pleasant morning at Fort C.F. Smith Park in Arlington County
on Saturday morning. I saw 35 species between 9:00 am and 11:45 am. The
most surprising bird was an adult Broad-winged Hawk, which flew over at 11:30
am. The bird was fairly low, so that I could see plainly the broad black and
white tail bands. We had 22 Broad-wings fly over the park in April, during
spring migration, but I am not aware of any Broad-wings summering in
Arlington, or anywhere nearby. So, a question for the raptor specialists and
hawk watchers out there: Was this bird likely to be part of a post-breeding
dispersal (if hawks do that) or a very early migrant?
Other highlights of the morning were 3 Great Crested Flycatchers and a
Baltimore Oriole.
Val Kitchens
Arlington, VA
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