Swainson's Hawk - May 27

[Gord]

Raymond got some of the nicer photos of these birds on Wednesday. Thanks for sharing the photos.

DSC_0074 CCAP by Geordie LaForge, on Flickr

DSC_0116 CCAP by Geordie LaForge, on Flickr

DSC_0156 CCAP by Geordie LaForge, on Flickr

DSC_0214 CCAP by Geordie LaForge, on Flickr

[Randy]

Cool photos! Would this be considered an intermediate juvenile?

[Jon]

I saw the one young bird this afternoon (5.30), perched on the East side of Gibson this time

[Gord]

I saw one sitting on the ground from the highway this evening near Gibson. From the overpass north of the highway I could see it in the cranberry field. Seems healthy but I suspect it’s the same bird that favoured the post nearest the road back when there were all the hawks about.

[Gord]

We saw it from the highway yesterday in the cranberry field. Here's a photo from Friday. I think it's the same one Raymond photographed earlier in the month?

_0223088 by Geordie LaForge, on Flickr

[Gord]

Saw it a couple times yesterday from the highway. In the afternoon, it was running quite quickly after something. It looks robust enough? Maybe just a young bird who maybe is going to sit this breeding season out a bit further south than usual summer haunts. Probably wouldn't have nested regardless given the age.