  Sighted near Mount Signal, which straddles the U.S/Mexico boundary: Zone-tailed Hawk Buteo albonotatus 10 Jan 96, Santee Lakes, SD 1997-010 © 1996 Ronald M. Saldino Courtesy CBRC Rare Bird Photos IMPERIAL COUNTY Northwest of Mount Signal We got a very late report that Eldon Caldwell and Joe Marshall saw a ZONE-TAILED HAWK (Buteo albonotatus) resting on a stack of baled hay, then in flight to another bale. This was along the Westside Main Canal where the large power lines cross the canal by Lyons Road. If anyone sees this bird again, please report it! From I 8, take Drew Rd. south, then Lyons west to the canal. ZONE-TAILED HAWK is a California Bird Records Committee review species. Documentation is important, send to David V. Blue, CBRC Secretary, 1013 Heritage Drive, Ridgecrest, CA 93555-5509; email: dblue@ridgecrest.ca.us. Visit: Rare Bird Alerts For North America Visit: Eldon Caldwell's "Birds of the Imperial Valley" |