I know this isn't an Ohio bird but since people are actively posting about it and the moderators have not stepped in here are some additional photos from this afternoon. https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/116446773913951292995/albums/5727282553243583137?hl=en Cheers, Bill Hull Cincinnati, OH, USA http://www.mangoverde.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mangoverde/ http://www.youtube.com/user/mangoverde2 On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 3:24 PM, Laura Keene <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I apologize, I thought I sent this link last night, but I only sent it to > myself- > > Here are photos taken yesterday of the Ferruginous Hawk at the Greater > Cincinnati/Northern KY airport. Morning would be the best time to > view/photograph this bird (or a cloudy day). The sun and distance made it > very difficult to capture. These pictures are cropped but not edited. > http://tinyurl.com/6vbuwm6 > > Laura Keene > Mason, OH > > -----Original Message----- > From: [log in to unmask] > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Laura Keene > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 4:56 PM > To: Paul Hurtado > Cc: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Odd Buteo sp. (possible FERRUGINOUS HAWK?) at Cincinnati/NKY > Airport > > Thanks for posting- Looking at the bird- looks good for a Ferruginous to me! > Got photos. > Laura Keene > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 2, 2012, at 10:36 AM, Paul Hurtado <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> More photos of the odd hawk can be found in this folder (on facebook): >> https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.259529804137524&type=1 >> >> Location details from Rodney: >> "Sometimes it is quite a distance away, other times it is close. The >> location is the Airport viewing access road off of Donaldson Hwy at >> the NKY/Greater Cincinnati Int. Airport in Boone County, KY." >> >> Also, could someone forward this information along to the appropriate >> Kentucky email list(s)? >> >> Good birding, >> Paul Hurtado >> >> On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 10:03 AM, Paul Hurtado <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> For those of you who don't follow the "Birding Ohio" facebook group, > Rodney >>> Crice posted some photos of an unusual raptor that has been frequenting > the >>> area. The bird seems to either be a REALLY odd looking Red-tailed Hawk, > or >>> an immature FERRUGINOUS HAWK -- big rarity for Ohio! >>> >>> Here's the best photo so far of the mystery hawk: >>> > https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3201440109253&set=oa.259529804137524 >>> Here's a photo of an imm. Ferrug for comparison: >>> http://www.pbase.com/birdsondabrain/image/132024876 >>> >>> Cinci area birders should consider going after this bird. If you go, > PLEASE >>> GET GOOD PHOTOS/VIDEO -- whether it's a Ferruginous Hawk or not, this is > a >>> really odd bird that would be well worth documenting! >>> >>> Good birding, >>> Paul Hurtado >>> Columbus, Ohio >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> >> Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. >> Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. >> Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at > www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. >> >> You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: >> http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS >> Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at > www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]