[Birdtalk] Fwd: Parley's Gulch/ Nature Park/ Dog Frenzy Area - 10/28/07 - Golden Eagle?

[Jeff Bilsky]

OK, I'm now 0 for 3 but at least I'm having fun and learning. :)

Thanks to Kristin Purdy for helping me identify this as a DARK MORPH RED
TAILED HAWK. Oh well.

Sorry for so many emails.

Jeff Bilsky
Jbilsky at gmail.com

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From: Jeff Bilsky <jbilsky at gmail.com>
Date: Oct 28, 2007 10:11 PM
Subject: Fwd: Parley's Gulch/ Nature Park/ Dog Frenzy Area - 10/28/07 -
Golden Eagle?
To: Birdtalk at utahbirds.org

I have been looking over my footage of what I called an "Immature Golden"
and now think I'm wrong. I'm kind of new at this so I am asking for some
help from the experts out there. I now think it could be a DARK MORPH
FERRUGINOUS or ROUGH LEGGED HAWK. I have attached some stills of the under
side of the wings. I'm leaning towards Dark Morph Ferruginous right now. Any
thoughts?

Jeff Bilsky

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From: Jeff Bilsky < jbilsky at gmail.com>
Date: Oct 28, 2007 8:47 PM
Subject: Parley's Gulch/ Nature Park/ Dog Frenzy Area - 10/28/07
To: Birdtalk at utahbirds.org

Having had some luck here recently I decided to try it again this
evening. All the usual suspects were present including the WESTERN
SCREECH OWL back in the same place. I watched him wake up and fly off
again as the day disappeared. Also of note was an IMMATURE GOLDEN
EAGLE and an - appropriately named in this case - lone TOWNSEND'S
SOLITAIRE.

The Golden was located on the electric wire pole up by I-80 directly
up and North of the Western Screech Owl tree. If you stand right in
front of the Owl tree and look up and behind it you should see a
electric pole up by the freeway. You can hike up there by going back
around the bridge. It is a bit steep but I made it up and got some
good video of the Golden. If you think watching it eat will make you
squeamish, consider yourself warned. Sorry for the hand rocking blair
witch project effect and the low quality of a compressed youtube
video.

GOLDEN EAGLE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irSPMQpkNOM

TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz-0g2acbL4


Jeff Bilsky
Jbilsky at gmail.com
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