Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 10-2000
| Common name: |
Red-shouldered Hawk |
| Scientific name: | |
| Date: | 18 Oct 2000 |
| Time: | 10:00 am |
| Length of time observed: | 15 min |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | imm |
| Sex: | |
| Location: | 1/4 miles NE of Grafton Ghost Town Parking Area |
| County: | Washington |
| Latilong: | |
| Elevation: | ~4000 FEET |
| Distance to bird: | ~50 Yards |
| Optical equipment: | |
| Weather: | Clear, Cool |
| Light Conditions: | Backlit by sun, but still visible |
| Detailed description of bird: | Mid-sized Buteo; brownish overall, mid-length banded tail, faint white line over eye; markings covering breast appeared both horizontal and vertical. |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | Loud, repeated "caw" calls |
| Behavior: | Perched, but would periodically move from tree to tree; calling frequently. |
| Habitat: | Dense cottonwood forest along Virgin River. |
| Similar
species and how were they eliminated: |
Cooper's Hawk (imm): tail shorter than cooper's; Biggest "give-away" was call. |
| Previous experience with this & similar species: | Previous experience with this and similar species: We have seen and heard hundreds of R.S. Hawks after working in FL Everglades for over 10 years. |
| References consulted: | Stokes bird tapes, Nat'l GEO Field Guide |
| Description from: | Notes made later. |
| Observer: | Bob Showler |
| Observer's address: | P.O. Box 236 Springdale, Utah 84767 |
| Observer's e-mail address: | rcdobbs@ilstu.edu |
| Other
observers who independently identified this bird: |
Christi Carmichael |
| Date prepared: | 19 Oct 2000 |
| Additional material: | Original Document |
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