Genevieve Rozhon and Angela Woodside, (Hawk Counter and Hawkwatch Intern,
respectively,at Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch in Bedford), had a light-morph
Swainson's Hawk today (9/11) from the watch, a very nice find. An excerpt from
Genevieve's notes:
This bird was first observed at 17h15 to the SE of the hawkwatch site
(bird first noted as a Buteo flying with wings held in an usually prominent
dihedral). The bird was seen thermaling above a cell phone tower with two BWs.
The primary and secondary hawk counters were able to observe the bird for
roughly 5 minutes before it streamed SE and out of sight. The primary counter
observed the bird in her spotting scope, recognized the bird as a SWHA, and
detected
a pale belly on the bird along with the diagnostic dark flight feathers.
Unfortunately, the distance at which the bird was observed prevented her from
being able to determine whether the bird as an adult or juvenile SWHA.
Tait Johansson
Naturalist
Bedford Audubon Society
35 Todd Rd.
Katonah, NY 10536
(914) 232-1999
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