Show Utah raptor su survey made The number of adult bald eagles counted on the annual Division of Wildlife Resources summer survey increased this year over numbers seen in the past Division personnel surveyed 55 routes statewide and counted eight adult and one juvenile b bald ld eagles and 45 adult and 18 juvenile golden eagles The total of 96 eagles was the same as when one more route was surveyed In 1973 eagles were seen while were sighted in 1972 RAPTORS OTHER than eagles totaled Some sparrow hawks were counted making them the most commonly commonly commonly com com- seen species They have been the most often seen bird in inthe inthe inthe the summer surveys which were begun in 1972 Division personnel counted 40 turkey vultures 33 tailed red-tailed hawks and 29 marsh hawks Other birds sighted included goshawks prairie falcons rough-legged rough Swainson's Coopers Cooper's ferruginous sharp- sharp shinned and pigeon hawks and burrowing owl Additionally 29 raptors were sighted but not identified as to species Total number of raptors sighted was down from the seen in 1974 but above the two previous years in 1973 and in 1972 0 Grover Alexander as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies tossed 16 shutouts in 1916 Bob Gibson of the St. St Louis Cardinals pitched 13 shutouts in 1968 Jack Coombs hurled 13 shutouts in 1910 as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics been quiet and perfectly straight when in Vernal Baseball wasn't the only entertainment in the There were holdups by outlaws and the chasing of outlaws as other activities in the late Nolan Rya the California Angels pitched two no-hitters no in inthe inthe inthe the 1973 season Ryan became the fifth pitcher to ever accomplish accomplish accomplish ac ac- ac- ac this The other four who recorded two no-hitters no in one season were Johnny Vander Meer Allie Reynolds Virgil Trucks and Jim Maloney |