Hi Chris, Matt, et al.

The following is the Broad-winged Hawk species account from Marshall 
Iliff's 2001 unpublished "SUBSPECIES KNOWN FROM MARYLAND" ...

Broad winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus platypterus)
This is the only subspecies known from the U.S.A. The dark morph is 
more common in western birds and is unreported in Maryland. The 
MD/DCRC requests documentation of any dark morphs reported in Maryland.


... so, yes, the MD/DCRC would welcome a report/photos.

Thanks!

Phil




At 19:36 05/24/2012, Chris Starling wrote:
>greetings.
>
>-gonna keep this brief, as I am posting from my phone:  my  family 
>and I, along with Matt Tillet and his family are attending a music 
>festival at the Allegheny County Fairgrounds in Cresaptown, Md. This 
>afternoon, while watching the storm clouds roll down the Potomac 
>valley, a beautifuul dark-morphed Broad-winged Hawk circled over the 
>fairgrounds for about five minutes offering outstanding looks!
>
>A very exciting find for me... Is this sub sp. reviewable?
>
>good birding, and have a safe holiday weekend!
>
>cheers,
>-Chris Starling

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