Rich Guthrie found a very strange hawk for upstate New York in New Baltimore, Greene County, and tells the tale on his blog. The post is well worth a read and it serves as a reminder that even those with many years of experience birding can still be thrown by the unfamiliar.
Corey is a New Yorker who lived most of his life in upstate New York but has lived in Queens since 2008. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy and Desmond Shearwater. His bird photographs have appeared on the Today Show, in Birding, Living Bird Magazine, Bird Watcher's Digest, and many other fine publications. He is also the author of the American Birding Association Field Guide to the Birds of New York.
FYI The Hawk was re-found this evening. I’ll be looking for it in the AM!
And it is still being seen…anyone driving up from NYC who wants to split gas and tolls just let me know…
A very pretty Hawk! Got lots of photos, I’m sure I’ll have up on my blog this evening!