Thanks for this, Ian!



I looked at that pic of the Northern Red-Tail, a subspecies unfamiliar 

to me until reading this, and my jaw dropped.  Damned if I can remember 

precisely where it was, but I absolutely saw a bird from the car marked 

this way sometime in the last week and puzzled over it-- all dark head, 

heavily streaked from neck to lower belly.  Best I can say is it was 

somewhere between southern Shoreham and northern Bridport on a wire 

along Rte 22A.  I may be able to go look for it on Wednesday.



Jane

(Shoreham)







On 2/27/2017 7:06 PM, Ian Worley wrote:

> Red-tailed Hawk subspecies are catching birders' eyes in neighboring

> states, and now in Vermont.  How are they recognized and how should they

> be reported to eBird and the Vermont Bird Records Committee?  What if

> I'm not interested in the subspecies?

>

> These questions are answered in a new article just published on the

> Vermont eBird website:

> http://ebird.org/content/vt/news/red-tailed-hawks-recognizing-subspecies-in-vermont/

>

>

> If you have questions regarding eBird entries of subspecies, feel free

> to contact any of the six Vermont eBird county coordinators/reviewers:

> Sue Elliot, Craig Provost, Spencer Hardy, Kyle Jones, Ian Worley, and

> Kent McFarland.

>

> Good birding to all as spring migration rolls in during the next many

> weeks!

>

> Ian

>

> ...............................................

>

> Ian Worley

> Cornwall, VT