At 3:30 this afternoon, Scott Barnes, Linda Mack and Pete Bacinski,
friends of mine from NJ and leaders of a New Jersey Audubon Society
field trip to Chincoteague/Eastern Shore this weekend, found a
SWAINSON'S HAWK perched on the ground in a field along Seaside Rd. less
than 5 miles north of Magotha Rd. in lower Northampton County.
Fortunately, I had cell phone reception when the call came in while Tina
Trice and I were on Magotha Rd. We quickly made our way up to the spot
in time to see the Swainson's come off the ground with a full crop and
spend 5 minutes or more soaring above the field. It was last seen
heading south. Pretty cool stuff! Good birding.
Adam D'Onofrio
Dinwiddie Co.
