Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2003-30
| Common name: |
Reddish Egret |
| Scientific name: | Egretta rufescens |
| Date: | 8/14/03 [last seen 9/28/03] |
| Time: | 6:00 PM |
| Length of time observed: | 45 minutes |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | Immature |
| Sex: | |
| Location: | Gunlock Res. |
| County: | Washington |
| Latilong: | |
| Elevation: | |
| Distance to bird: | 100 feet |
| Optical equipment: | 10x42 B&L Elites |
| Weather: | Mostly clear sky, light win |
| Light Conditions: | Good |
| Detailed description of bird: | Mid sized Egret. Slender, long necked looking bird that was mostly gray with a pale reddish color on the head and neck. The bill was mostly dark but it was a little paler at the base. The legs were long and dark gray. [see photos] |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | |
| Behavior: | Behavior: Very distinctive action of running around with wings spread out chasing after fish. |
| Habitat: | Shallow res. edge. |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
Much smaller than a Great Blue Heron and less distinctly marked. Larger and paler than a Little Blue Heron. |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
I have saw many adult and Immature Reddish Egret in the East and the West. |
| References consulted: | None at the time of the sighting |
| Description from: | Notes made later |
| Observer: | Larry Tripp |
| Observer's address: | 131 Butch Cassidy Trail, Central Utah |
| Observer's e-mail address: | LTRIPP29@HOTMAIL.COM |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: |
The bird has been there for a month and was seen by many other birders. |
| Date prepared: | 9/16/03 (General Public) |
| Additional material: | Photos |
| Additional comments: |