Hello,

Sorry for the extralimital report, but a White-tailed Hawk has been seen the past week first in Hadley, Massachusetts (April 22-24) and now at the Great Swamp NWR in New Jersey, a couple hundred miles to the SW.  I post this because it appears to be moving in our direction and with all of the hawkwatches going on, someone may have a shot at seeing it.  Of course, as one of the RBA excerpts below points out, this species is a non-migratory hawk who's normal northern limit is south Texas, so the question of origin comes into play.

From the April 25 Philadelphia RBA Birdline---
"An exceptional hawk has been present to the north 
of us in Massachusetts: a WHITE-TAILED HAWK has 
been in Hadley, Mass by a field along North Maple 
Street across from the University of 
Massachusetts Hadley Farm, about a mile and half 
north of Route 9. It was seen there both days 
this past weekend, April 22-23. On Monday 
morning, April 24th, it was seen at about 10 
o'clock, but not later. After an encounter, at 
that time, with a RED-TAILED HAWK, the WHITE 
TAILED flew away, out of sight to the southwest."

From the April 26 New Jersey RBA---
"An adult WHITE-TAILED HAWK of unknown origin was seen in the Great  
Swamp NWR from the bridge on Pleasant Plains Rd Apr 25. Please report  
any additional sightings of this bird. White-tailed Hawk is a non- 
migratory resident of the Texas coast."


Take Care,

Jay Keller