White-tailed Hawk Discovered in Hadley

Scott Surner discovered a White-tailed Hawk in Hadley over the weekend. This is really astounding since the northernmost these birds usually get is Louisiana. So this guy's far away from home. To me this may be a little too good to be true and it practically screams "accidental release".

But, then again I've seen this species in southern Texas and maybe he just couldn't take another summer there. I know that I suffered when it was over 100 F in October.

Regardless of how he got here, its definitely a sighting to enjoy. I just hope that he survives the year.