asque2000 23 Posted August 8, 2018 Great Black Hawk, Biddeford ME by Seth Davis, on Flickr If accepted, this will be the 2nd N. American Record, and obviously the first for Maine! 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asque2000 23 Posted August 10, 2018 Using underwing primary covert patterns it was determined that this is the same bird that was seen in Texas earlier this Spring! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akiley 582 Posted September 10, 2018 Absolutely amazing! Unfortunately I wasn't able to get up there. I think it'll probably be accepted based on that underwing analysis! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asque2000 23 Posted December 4, 2018 I should note here that the Great Black Hawk is still around (now up in Portland, ME). It has also been confirmed as the same bird that was first seen in S. Padre Island Texas! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redcoot 218 Posted December 16, 2018 On 12/4/2018 at 6:58 AM, asque2000 said: I should note here that the Great Black Hawk is still around (now up in Portland, ME). It has also been confirmed as the same bird that was first seen in S. Padre Island Texas! Wow! So this hawk has been moving around a lot! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asque2000 23 Posted January 24 On 12/16/2018 at 4:21 PM, redcoot said: Wow! So this hawk has been moving around a lot! Yeah, unfortunately it's time has come... It was found on the ground barely alive a couple days ago. Rehabber noted it had frostbite on it's feet and possibly some other issues. We'll see what the fate is, there's a big debate if it recovers if it should be released in Maine, taken south, kept in a zoo/wildlife park, or euthanized. We'll see how it plays out. Bummer deal, but it lasted a LOT longer than expected here and this wasn't the first cold snap it went through. https://www.wmtw.com/article/maines-cold-climate-proves-too-much-for-rare-hawk/25979374 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Bird Nuts 1,342 Posted January 28 Updates of the Great Black Hawk's recovery are being posted here: https://www.facebook.com/Avian-Haven-381894018553252/ 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asque2000 23 Posted January 31 (edited) Sadly the Great Black Hawk had to be euthanized 😞. Frostbite was too extensive and it wasn't getting any blood flow to its legs. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2060399997369304&id=381894018553252&__xts__[0]=68.ARBCAqppDbvYN7U7zb_4Srefvp6wbGHIVOSveg28oNu5-1aXcgxUvE7SkIXrjsThS47-mmaGTRmQ4JGGgbrsSZdn-e-FTg_ALZ6F3z-aBHVIP4DOI5m6Rbpon56ZLQ2-wHDWsy4go-2PcJANa8zbyXxrnBCrBJ618iSPwHl_cAQEqjVABNOFxafqIS-p2yor7TtQdXV9Ifwc8XGpvlP-a0lfi4VDwou02RozNMh-_eWHnXbK1LXbw9nmuU0WrwS8oeeYEo9hKJ196pnZLI2-A_PArOEIFh2TDeIMXiCxu0EVWPlF6DC8wXXKFnWas8kERb3vb5rQxsX4afQ8PGM-wR7kCA&__tn__=K-R Edited January 31 by asque2000 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meghann 213 Posted January 31 Such sad news, but I know they did everything they could, and it was the right decision. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
