Date: 3/20/26 8:41 pm From: Bob Davis via groups.io <rhdavis...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] Early Swainson's Hawks / Again
Broken record or not, I appreciate you trying to keep everyone honest!
> On Mar 20, 2026, at 17:46, Cliff Weisse <cliffandlisa...> wrote:
>
> I know I'm a broken record on this but the annual spate of early Swainson's Hawk reports has begun in earnest in eBird. So far there are, as usual, no photos for documentation. Migration timing is very consistent so if you see a Swainson's Hawk before about the 29th of March it's really early. Please do your best to get photos, even if they aren't very good. FWIW there are zero records so far this year for UT, CO, WY, NV, Mt. The closest reports are in AZ, NM, CA and one each for western OR and WA. If they do arrive early it's important to document so keep your camera handy.
>
> Here's an interesting fact - early reports I've seen with photos, in Idaho and other states, tend to be subadult Bald Eagles as strange as that sounds. They appear hooded/bibbed flying or perched and have white in the wing linings in flight.
>
> Cliff
>
> --
> Cliff and Lisa Weisse
> Island Park, Idaho
> <cliffandlisa...>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
