Verification of Unusual Sight Record
For Utah

Rec. # 2003-03


Common name:

Broad-winged Hawk

Scientific name: Buteo platypterus
Date: Early May, 2002
Time: ~late noon
Length of time observed: 1 minute
Number: 1
Age: Juvenile
Sex: Unknown
Location: In foothills of Wasatch Mts, above University Hospital in Salt Lake City
County: Salt Lake
Latilong:  
Elevation: Unknown
Distance to bird: ~100 ft overhead
Optical equipment: Zeiss 7x45
Weather: Clear, mild
Light Conditions: Optimal
Detailed description of bird: Did not take field or mental notes, see photograph
Song or call & method of delivery: Sight
Behavior: Soaring, gliding north
Habitat: Wasatch Mountains
Similar species and
how were they eliminated:
 
Previous experience with this & similar species: Much
References consulted: None
Description from:  
Observer: Jerry Liguori
Observer's address: 1216 S. Windsor SLC, UT 84105
Observer's e-mail address: jerrylig@hotmail.com
Other observers who independently identified
this bird:
None
Date prepared: 1/10/03  (General Public)
Additional material: photo
Additional comments: Sorry to say, I did not realize that BWHA was a write-up bird for UT or I would have submitted the reports earlier. Luckily, I photographed each for HawkWatch International.