[obol] Broad-winged Hawk is a review species

[Greg Gillson]

There have been 3 or 4 reports of Broad-winged Hawks the past couple of 
weeks.

There are only 9 accepted records in Oregon, the first in 1983 and the last 
in 1999.

I have a request, that you may ignore with impunity. Could those reporting 
rare birds provide a brief plumage description? Such would help others to 
know what plumages and field marks to look for. I assume that most 
Broad-winged Hawks would be juveniles? Besides, all rarities should be 
written up with plumage descriptions and submitted to the Oregon Bird 
Records Committee, right? Perhaps I'm the only one that enjoys reading 
feather-by-feather analysis of rare birds? I know that studying such 
descriptions informs me and makes me a better birder.

Thank you for considering this request.

Greg Gillson
The Bird Guide, Inc.
greg at thebirdguide.com
http://thebirdguide.com