Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Scaled Quail
Scientific name:	Callipepla Squamata
Date:	June 1, 2013
Time:	9:30 AM
Length of time observed:	1 minute
Number:	1
Age:	Adult
Sex:	Female (based on crest size)
Location:	Ran across Highway 89 between Circleville and, right in front of me.
County:	? Don't know. I was driving home to CO after visiting Bryce [Piute]
Latilong:	?
Elevation:	I would guess about 5000 ft
Distance to bird:	About 30 yards
Optical equipment:	None, my eyes
Weather:	Clear, sunny
Light Conditions:	Excelent
Description: Size of bird:	It is a quail size! About 10 inches
(Description:) Basic Shape:
(Description:) Overall Pattern:	Scaled distinctly, small crest buffy white at tip
(Description:) Bill Type:	Small and blunt
(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	I got a very good look at this bird as it ran (east to west) across Highway 89. It was not a Gambels since it lacked a bobel like plume and there was no white flecked chestnut brown on the flank.
Song or call & method of delivery:
Behavior:
Habitat:	Dry rocky canyon like area
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	See above. The major identification characteristics were: overall drab but with distinctive scaling, small crest Buffy white at end.
Previous experience with this & similar species:	Fairly extensive since I have hunted grouse, quail and ptarmigan for about 35 years. I have seen this species in CO up close (after successful hunts)
References consulted:	None
Description from:	From memory
Observer:	Kenneth G D Allen
Observer's address:	1719 Ticonderoga Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Observer's e-mail address:	**
Other observers who independently identified this bird:	None. My wife was with me and saw this bird but she is not a birder
Date prepared:	June 4, 2013
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