[Maine-birds] Fwd: [NS-RBA] Zone-tailed Hawk photos

Hello all,

I am forwarding an email from Richard Stern of a remarkable Nova Scotia sighting of a Zone-tailed Hawk (the second ever).  ZT Hawks soar with their wings in a shallow dihedral like a Turkey Vulture.  With all the western rarities showing up this spring, it may be worth checking any Turkey Vultures you see.

Herb

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From: Richard Stern sternrichard@gmail.com [NS-RBA] <NS-RBA@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 9:04 PM
Subject: [NS-RBA] Zone-tailed Hawk photos
To: NS-RBA <NS-RBA@yahoogroups.com>, NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>

 

Here are some representative photos of the bird flying over our camp on Brier Island today, seen by Rick Whitman and myself.  As previously mentioned, it was flying in the same manner as a T.Vulture, and seemed about 50% larger than the accompanying Broad-wings (7). The flock circled overhead then flew off over Pond Cove in an easterly direction.

This resident of Arizona, Mexico and points south is the 2nd record for NS, the 1st being in the Musquedobit Valley in Fall of 1976 (fide Ian McLaren).

I added some other "good" birds seen there today.

http://richard-s.smugmug.com/Brier/I-Jun-2014/

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Port Williams, NS, Canada
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