Continuing Zone-tailed Hawk at the Safari Park
I observed an adult Zone-tailed Hawk doing loops near the entry/exit building at the Safari Park at 1225
today. The bird shows an irregular white tail band and a broad black terminal band similar to the
description of a Zone-tail provided by Nancy Christensen on October 6. It also shows a small white mark
on each edge of the tail above the white tail band. I've posted a couple of record shots that exhibit the field
marks noted above at: https://ebird.org/checklist/S61126238. The parking lot and nearby areas appear to
be the spot to see this bird as both Phred Benham and Nancy Christensen have reported a Zone-tail at that
location.
Ken Weaver
Fallbrook
gnatcatcher@…
Source: SanDiegoRegionBirding Latest Reports