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| Common name: |
Broad-winged Hawk |
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| Scientific name: | Buteo Platypterus | |
| Date: | June 5, 2009 | |
| Time: | Late morning | |
| Length of time observed: | Seven minutes | |
| Number: | One | |
| Age: | Sub-adult | |
| Sex: | Unknown | |
| Location: | Southwest quadrant, private property | |
| County: | Salt Lake | |
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| Distance to bird: | 25 feet | |
| Optical equipment: | Binoculars | |
| Weather: | Cloudy | |
| Light Conditions: | Very good | |
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(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
Please see photos. |
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| Song or call & method of delivery: | None heard | |
| Behavior: | The hawk had a snake in its talons and was standing on a fallen tree over a stream | |
| Habitat: | Forest edge | |
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| References consulted: | Photos identified by Jerry Liguori | |
| Description from: | From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting | |
| Observer: | Pomera M. Fronce | |
| Observer's address: | Salt Lake City, UT 84117 | |
| Observer's e-mail address: | ** | |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | Jerry and Sherry Liguori | |
| Date prepared: | July 6, 2018 | |
| Additional material: | Photos | |
| Additional comments: | Broad-winged Hawk is not on the UBRC review list. This is a special sight record given the dearth of BWHA reports in the Intermountain West in summer. | |