I saw quite a few migrants around our property in Union County today, over 40 bird species so far this morning. I also found a new species for our property (#129), but I'm looking for some outside input on the identification of this young hawk. I have an opinion based on what I saw in the field and the pictures, but I would very much like to hear other views. There are three relatively good digi-binned pictures here:
http://blakemathys.com/youngbuteo.html

Also, our full property list (with links to photos for many species) is here:
http://blakemathys.com/propertylist.html

And an illustrated list of non-bird vertebrates on our property is here:
http://blakemathys.com/nonbirdverts.html

Thanks in advance for any feedback received; I'll report to the list when (if?) consensus is reached.

Best regards,

Blake Mathys
Union County, Ohio
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http://blakemathys.com/
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