On Monday 4/28, I was only at work for just over an hour, when Brad found a Swainson’s Hawk hunting a field in Oak Creek. Obviously, I had to go, but with the morning traffic, I was a little over 45 minutes away. By the time I got there, it had flown into the tree line and out of sight. Sigh… I spent the next hour searching the area for it, without any luck. I made a semi loop around the area and almost went the other way to head back to work but decided to drive back to the original spot for a last look. I’m glad I did, because I found it! I was looking into the field, and I saw it fly down. It didn’t stay very long but flew up into a dead tree instead of hiding. It sat here for quite some time and was still there when I left. This was a life bird for me! It was a great way to start off the week. Photos below are from 4/28. Enjoy!
