In addition to all the shorebirds and waterbirds in Florence today I also spotted a Broad-winged Hawk perched in a tree several hundred feet off the road. Unfortunately due to the distance and the tree limbs that obscured the view I couldn't get a reasonable photo.
I have had a difficult time finding much info on the dark morph Broad-tailed Hawk I posted about yesterday other than statements in field guides and online that dark morphs are rare. Did find this in Birds of North America online: "Rare dark morph breeds in far western portion of the range and is seen in migration in e. Great Plains and occasionally in w. North America." So I guess they breed in Canada which has the most western sections of their range. If anyone has more info on these rare dark morphs I would be interested. This has been a good year for Broad-winged Hawks migrating through the Canon City area. SeEtta Moss Canon City Personal blog @ http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com Blogging for Birds an Blooms Magazine @ http://BirdsAndBloomsBlog.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
