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

[Tim Avery]

Speaking of dark morph Red-tailed Hawks, this beauty was the highlight of the
afternoon, until Colby located the Jay!

http://timaverybirding.com/photos/octo07/rtha_comp_01.jpg

Can't forget a couple of the days larus... Bonaparte's Gulls!

http://timaverybirding.com/photos/octo07/bogu_01.jpg
http://timaverybirding.com/photos/octo07/bogu_02.jpg

Cheers

Tim
Salt Lake City, UT
tanager at timaverybirding.com
http://www.timaverybirding.com
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Quoting Jeff Bilsky <jbilsky at gmail.com>:

> 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
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> 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
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> 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
>