Birders, Today there was a dark morph western Red-tailed Hawk in Willow Grove, just south of Hamilton, located at Hwy 6 and 4th Line. It`s a charcoal dark hawk with a brick red uppertail.In flight,the under wing pattern superficially suggest a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk. This is likely the same bird that spent the winter here last year. I took many crappy photos today that are definitely diagnostic.
Today the bird was observed calling constantly and chasing all matter of corvids, larger passerines, and a young Borealis Red-tailed Hawk out of the territory, so I think this stunning hawk will be quite stable if you want to go and see it. >From Hamilton, travel south on Hwy 6 until you hit a sign that says Willow Grove. You will then come to 4th line, and the bird can often be seen in large field east of Hwy 6. There is a large billboard in the field that it sits on. Team Hamilton _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
