An interesting report from John Thaxton of Adirondack Dispatches. John certainly seems to know his birds and he describes a Ferruginous Hawk well but seeing one in Vermont would be beyond absolutely amazing and buteos are known to have a variety of plumages. The comment thread is interesting as well. Thoughts?
Maybe this bird escaped?
Corey is a New Yorker who lived most of his life in upstate New York but has lived in Queens since 2008. He's only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasn't working as a union representative or spending time with his family. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy and Desmond Shearwater. His bird photographs have appeared on the Today Show, in Birding, Living Bird Magazine, Bird Watcher's Digest, and many other fine publications. He is also the author of the American Birding Association Field Guide to the Birds of New York.
I sighted a single gyrfalcon in Benson Vermont in March 2011 and eight of them flying together in a kettle over Tinmouth Pond in Tinmouth Vermont April 25, 2011
@Rob Barker: No, no you did not.