Posted by William R Boeringer on January 01, 1970 at 00:00:00
Incredibly, it was reported by ABA that: "Close examination of the spread wing, specifically the unique pattern on the underwing coverts, established that this individual in Maine actually appears to be the same bird as the one recorded in Texas three and a half months ago." Since Great Black Hawks can be seen in northeast Mexico, the Texas/Maine bird is not likely of unknown provenance, but rather a true vagrant. Also, the Texas/Maine bird was of the Mexico/Central America group. The VK bird was of the South American group (see Robin Diaz' outstanding article elsewhere on the TAS website). The VK bird is not going to be countable, but I'm still glad I got a couple of chances to see it (and once even hear it!)