VA Birders,
Early this morning My wife, Lynda, called me to the window to see a female
Sharp-shinned sitting on the ground near the edge of the woods, here on Compton
Mt. Even though I couldn't see anything it held, every now and then the hawk
would look at the ground and change its position, as if it were holding down
prey. After a few minutes it flew into the woods. It didn't appear to be
carrying prey. The bird appeared to be a juvenile in transition to adult. The
eyes are yellow or orange-yellow instead of the red of an adult. The cere on
this bird is a bluish-green. Before it left I took a couple of photos. They are
not as sharp as I would have liked because they were taken through the window
glass, but you can see them at
http://www.pbase.com/mayhorn ;
Enjoy the birds,
Roger Mayhorn
Compton Mt
Buchanan County
