Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Black Vulture
Scientific name:	[Coragyps atratus]
Date:	24 May 2021
Time:	8:30 a.m.
Length of time observed:	15 min
Number:	2
Age:
Sex:
Location:	Mutton Hollow, Kaysville UT
County:	Davis
Latilong:
Elevation:
Distance to bird:	20 ft
Optical equipment:	iPhone camera
Weather:	Clear
Light Conditions:	Sunny
Description: Size of bird:	Wing span 5 ft
(Description:) Basic Shape:
(Description:) Overall Pattern:	White wing tips
(Description:) Bill Type:
(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	Most identifying characteristic were the white wing tips only seen when the bird was flying. (see photos)
Song or call & method of delivery:
Behavior:	Not skittish
Habitat:	Wooded area
Similar species and how were they eliminated:
Previous experience with this & similar species:
References consulted:
Description from:	Notes taken at the time of the sighting From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting
Observer:	Susan Mendoza
Observer's address:	2073 E 200 S
Observer's e-mail address:	**
Other observers who independently identified this bird:	Shirley Noble
Date prepared:	24 May 2021
Additional material:	Photos
Additional comments:	I am a complete novice but these two birds were majestic. At first thought they were brown eagles or immature bald eagles but none of those have the distinguishing white tips to their wing feathers which could only be seen from below when they were flying. I understand this is not their habitat but from what I studied these two seemed definitely to be black vultures .