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FW: Zone-tailed Hawk
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- Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2005 10:32:01 -0700 (PDT)
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Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 22:17:27 -0600 (MDT)
It was submitted by Marcus Lawson [Please respond to marcusjlawson@yahoo.co.uk]
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Subject: Zone-tailed Hawk
Email_Address: marcusjlawson@yahoo.co.uk
Message: Hi there,
I'm an English birder currently staying in Springdale for a week. Today I
managed to get away for a full days birding and spent it touring round the
top end of Kolob Terrace Road. At c11.30 as I was just approaching the Resr
I saw a large dark bird of prey quite flying low down in front of me,
although it superficially resembled a Turkey Vulture it was evident even
with the naked eye that it was a Hawk. I sped up to the top of the hill to
get even closer to the bird. As soon as I got my bins (10x42 Leica) on the
bird it was clearly a predominantly all dark hawk with a white tail band on
the underside (nearer the tip). As it banked I could see that it did not
have a white rump thus eliminating Black Hawk. It gained height and joined 4
Turkey Vultures heading in a Northerly direction.
Also of interest today was 20 Clark's Nutcrackers noisily moving east below
Lava Point Picnic area (6.45am), a very tight group of 24 Eared Grebe were
on Kolob Resr at first light but no sign later. There was a drake Lesser
Scaup and five Ruddy Duck on Blue Springs Lake and many Pine Siskin were in
the area.
Whilst I am here I am very keen to try and see Blue Grouse, do you know of
any good sites at the moment please?
All the best and please feel free to contact me.
Yours Sincerely
Marcus Lawson
[Please respond to marcusjlawson@yahoo.co.uk]
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