A juvenile Swainson's Hawk was present at Great Gull Island 18 Sep-4 Oct 1998. At the time, this was regarded as the first fully documented record from Long Island. An article supporting this record, including a black and white photo, was published in "The Kingbird" Volume 49, pages 309-312.
Shai Mitra Bay Shore -----Original Message----- From: Corey Finger here...@yahoo.com Sent 10/12/2009 1:32:40 PM To: New York nysbirds-l@cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] Swainson's Hawk Pics If the list hasn't suffered Swainson's Hawk picture overload yet here is a link to my shots from yesterday evening (Sunday the 11th). Thanks to Rich Guthrie for finding the bird and to Will Raup who awaited our trio from Queens yesterday and made sure we got right on the bird. http://10000birds.com/swainsons-hawk-in-new-york-state.htm And a question...has there ever been a Swainson's Hawk in New York that showed such site fidelity? Bull's Birds of NYS mentions numerous sightings but indicates that most of them were from hawkwatches. Good Birding, Corey Finger http://10000birds.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
