Thanks for a wonderful and informative comment Bill Whan. If anyone would
like to see photos of this Juvenile Swainson's Hawk here in Ohio I have
posted a few here


 https://kenbuschphotography.smugmug.com/Birds/Swainsons-Hawk/

On Sat, Sep 19, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Bill Whan <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> This is a rare hawk in Ohio. There have been some amusing preposterous
> records of course, but I don't know if anyone has located and counted the
> credible reports. Peterjohn (2001) admits only two acceptable sight records
> for the state.  It seems some may stray into NW Ohio in the fall, when this
> plentiful species of the plains farther west may get snagged in the river
> of broad-wings following the western end of Lake Erie each fall;
> unfortunately, this river seems to disperse really quickly, and the birds
> are spread out by the time they get here. In the NE, fall hawk-watchers at
> Conneaut regularly report a few there, too, but...surprisingly few of these
> fairly distinctive migrants are photographed for confirmation, and it is
> very very seldom that one will hang around, as the Holmes County individual
> has. Hawk Mt in PA has only about twenty records over decades.  Nobody's
> going to venture a number of Swainson's well seen in Ohio, and very seldom
> will anyone get a chance to chase one. So, if you really want to see an
> out-of-range Swainson's in Ohio, jump on this chance to see this
> elsewhere-common species.
> Bill Whan
> Columbus
>
>
>
> On 9/19/2015 11:03 AM, KBPhotoshop wrote:
>
>> How many sittings are there of this Hawk in Ohio?  Thanks
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 10:12 PM, Jay Lehman <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I arrived between 5:00 &5:30 pm and the immature dark phase Swainson's
>>> Hawk
>>> spent the time until just at or after sunset in the cut alfalfa field
>>> north
>>> of Hiland Wood Working and behind the shoe store (south of SR39 in the
>>> south west corner of the intersection with TR401) chasing after and
>>> catching insects apparently grasshoppers.  It was an excellent show.  It
>>> is
>>> unusual for us eastern birders to see a hawk running  on the ground
>>> through
>>> the short grass but this is reported to be a common behavior for
>>> Swainson's
>>> Hawks in their western US and Canada territory.  The SWHA flew north of
>>> SR39 at or after sunset and then swung east toward some trees or woods as
>>> it disappeared from view.  Several of us had followed the lead of a local
>>> grandfather and two grandsons who walked along the western edge of the
>>> field to get a better look at the hawk.  The backlighting from the
>>> setting
>>> sun provided better photo ops than from right behind the shoe store
>>> looking
>>> toward the wood working factory.  Great bird for Ohio!  A new one for
>>> Ohio
>>> for me!  Thanks for all the prior reports and alerts.
>>> Jay
>>>
>>> Jay G Lehman Cincinnati, OH
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>>>
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