Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Red-shouldered Hawk
Scientific name:	Buteo lineatus
Date:	4-2-06
Time:	1930
Length of time observed:	60 sec.
Number:	1
Age:	Adult
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Location:	West Jordan Municipal Airport 2, 4000 W 7800 S
County:	Salt Lake County
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Distance to bird:	power pole height, 75ft
Optical equipment:	none
Weather:	Sunny light breeze
Light Conditions:	perfect
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(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	Buteo. Bright red breast, belly, under tail and wing, black and white striped wings and tails. Broad black stripes on tail fanned out tail in flight.
Song or call & method of delivery:	none vocalized
Behavior:	flying in circles at about power pole height.
Habitat:	Cheat grass fields, construction area.
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	Red-tailed hawk: Bird seen had no belly band, no ptagial line, and had red under wing lining, stripped tail. Cooper’s Hawk: bird seen has shorter tail, black bands were broader than white, opposite of cooper’s, red under tail covers. Northern Harrier: bird seen had better defined tail stripes, no white rump was apparent, shorter tail, body same color as body.
Previous experience with this & similar species:	no previous experience with this species. Seen similar species frequently and photographed them striking difference in the bird caught my attention.
References consulted:	NG Birds of N. America, Sibley Guide to birds, Googled pictures of red-shouldered and similar species. Described bird to my boss who grew up in FL and is very familiar with species and he agrees with my conclusion.
Description from:
Observer:	Edson Leite
Observer's address:	3485 W 8245 S, West Jordan, UT 84088
Observer's e-mail address:	falco_columbarius22@yahoo.com
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Date prepared:	4-11-06
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