Broad-winged Hawk - Beaver Dam Wash

["Rick Fridell" <rfridell at redrock dot net>]

This morning (4/14), Kristen Comella and I went birding on the Beaver Dam
Wash, Lytle Ranch Area, Washington County, Utah.  We birded from 7:00 until
11:30 and the bird of the day was definately an adult light phase
Broad-winged Hawk soaring over the Lytle Ranch parking and camping area.
Kristen, Grant Jense, Mike Walters and I had great views as it soared above
us around 10:00 am.  It gave a high pitched whistle as it came into view
being harassed by a Sharp-shinned Hawk and then proceeded to soar around the
ranch house/ parking area for several minutes before we lost sight of it
down Beaver Dam Wash.  Birds were very active along Beaver Dam Wash, with
huge sparrow flocks (several hundred Brewer's Sparrows) feeding in the
willows and cottonwoods. Although, not alot of individuals were seen, we say
many species of migrants/ summer residents.  Other highlights from this
morning included Black Hawk, Brown-crested Flycatcher, two Cassin's Vireos,
and Nashville Warbler. We also stopped at the SR-91, Utah Hill antennae
site, and Black-chinned Sparrows are back and singing.

In case anyone's curious, here's a complete list of species from Beaver Dam
Wash:

Turkey Vulture
Green-winged Teal (4)
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk (nesting)
Common Black-Hawk (nesting)
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Ring-necked Pheasant (likely from game farm)
Wild Turkey
Gambel's Quail
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
Great-horned Owl
Common Poorwill
White-throated Swift
Black-chinned Hummingbird (nesting)
Belted Kingfisher
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Gray Flycatcher
Black Phoebe
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Western Kingbird
Loggerhead Shrike
Bell's Vireo (nesting)
Cassin's Vireo (2)
Western Scrub-Jay
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Juniper Titmouse
Verdin (nesting)
Rock Wren
Bewick's Wren
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (nesting)
Townsend's Solitaire
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
Cedar Waxwing
Phainopepla
Nashville Warbler
Lucy's Warbler (nesting)
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Green-tailed Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Black-throated Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Western Meadowlark
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch (nesting)
House Sparrow