Spotted a Broad-winged Hawk last Saturday as I was riding my bicycle (in the snow) near one of our forest preserves. Really wasn't expecting to see one this late in the year, but in this day and age of global warming, nothing surprises me anymore about bird migration. That's one of the reasons I have been religious about carrying
compact binoculars or, at least, a
monocular, wherever I go. This time I was fortunate to have my
Zeiss Victory 8x20 and, as always, it did a nice spur-of-the-moment job. Never know what I will see next, but I will be ready.