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Birding Reports => Southern Ontario Reports => Topic started by: Napper on December 11, 2008, 05:09:56 PM

Title: Dark hawk
Post by: Napper on December 11, 2008, 05:09:56 PM

Hey

This afternoon around 3:50 pm while riding home..    A very dark breasted and bellied hawk with Very dark Underwing  coverts and light coloured

undersides to the primaries and secondaries..flew over the car.

It flew from a hydro pole near 8th line, West  of 9th line along Eglington  Mississauga/Milton border.

I figure it is either a dark/western Redtail or a dark Rough leg hawk.. It flew over the car at about 20 feet  altitude..

Note: There are many Eastern Redtails in this area . There was one at Trafalgar and Eglington less than 1 km from the dark bird..

Napper:))

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Post by: Mark D on December 12, 2008, 04:14:43 PM

I saw a dark morph rough legged hawk last week.  It was neat to watch as it remained stationary by flying into the wind.  It was the second time I've seen a dark morph one.

Mark

Title: dark hawk
Post by: Napper on December 12, 2008, 04:34:34 PM

Hey!!

Cool..

We were on the same road again today (traffic on the 401).. I spotted another hawk very near yesterday's sighting. It Was a little to far to see the details

Will have to make a trip earlier in the day on Saturday..

Napper:))

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Post by: mike on December 13, 2008, 09:38:37 AM

Yesterday while driving on the 407, I counted 8 hawks perched from Trafalger to Pine Valley. They were out in full force.

Title: Dark hawk
Post by: Napper on December 13, 2008, 01:34:56 PM

Hey :D

Went looking for hawks today

I found many! unfortunately they were all Redtails. I did come across 2  groups of Robins. First at Eight line and Eglington ave. Milton.

Then a large group in a field,  Lower base line between 5th and 4th line Milton.. To my surprise a Northern Mockingbird  along 4th line near Britannia rd.


Napper:))