Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2024-53
| Common name: |
Red-shouldered Hawk |
| Scientific name: | Buteo lineatus |
| Date: | 08/06/2024 |
| Time: | 07:00 |
| Length of time observed: | Several hours each day for approximately 30 days |
| Number: | Unknown, more than one (babies heard daily in nest) |
| Age: | Unknown |
| Sex: | Female with young |
| Location: | Sandy, Utah |
| County: | Salt Lake |
| Latilong: | 40.60047882089708 |
| Elevation: | 4449 ft |
| Distance to bird: | Approximately 50 yards |
| Optical equipment: | Cell phone (Samsung Galaxy S9) |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Light Conditions: | Open shade |
| Description: Size of bird: | |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | |
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(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
Light brown with brown markings, medium-sized, short broad tail (see photos & videos) |
| Song or call & method of delivery: |
Starts on a higher note but goes lower, short and repetitive whistles
almost like small missiles. Babies have a higher pitch that has been getting deeper as they age. |
| Behavior: | Stays high in trees, but came down today, briefly perching on my deck railing |
| Habitat: | West of Sierra Nevada; California area [usual habitat] |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
Unknown |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
None |
| References consulted: | eBird, Wikipedia |
| Description from: | Memory and video/picture captured |
| Observer: | Jennifer D. Hartman |
| Observer's address: | 1063 E 8320 S Sandy, UT 84094 |
| Observer's e-mail address: | ** |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | |
| Date prepared: | 08/06/2024 |
| Additional material: | |
| Additional comments: |
photo, videos captured 08/06/2024 |