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IORC Number
1987.047

Species/Form in Question
Northern Goshawk

Scientific Name
Accipiter gentilis

Current Status of Record:
Rejected

Date of Initial Sighting:
1987-04-12

Date of Last Sighting:
1987-04-12

Quantity:
1

Age/Gender:
Adult

Observers(s)

Location
Pine Hills

Counties Observed in:
Union

References
2nd IORC Report


Details
This bird was though by some (nondocumenting) observers to be a Northern Harrier, the underparts were described as "almost white," and the face pattern was not noted. This would have been a very late occurrence for southern Illinois.
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