Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Great Crested Flycatcher
Scientific name:	Myiarchus crinitus
Date:	6/20/04
Time:	8:45 PM
Length of time observed:	Only 2-3 minutes
Number:	2
Age:	1 adult, 1 poss. Juv.
Sex:
Location:	Negro Bill Canyon, about 3/4 mile in. Seen by creek in dense trees/willows/brush
County:	Grand
Latilong:
Elevation:
Distance to bird:	30 feet
Optical equipment:	Bausch & Lomb Discoverer Binocs, 8X42
Weather:	Light clouds, wind
Light Conditions:	good
Detailed description of bird:	Bird A appeared to be an adult, largish flycatcher with large bill. Tail obviously quite reddish/orange. Appeared colorful, when in flight. Very gray on head and face. Noticeable white edging on tertials. Bird B in close proximity, same as above but seemed to have duller, muted colors. Bird B was the one making the WheeUP calls.
Song or call & method of delivery:	A repeated WheeUP, WheeUP. Very distinctive.
Behavior:	Swooping up to catch bugs, dashing back into the brush.
Habitat:	Dense ripairian habitat, willows, few R. Olives, Sumac, Mountain Mohagany. Other various shrubs and trees.
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	I first though of Ash throated flycatcher, but the wheeUP calls did not fit, nor the brighter colors. Also, the dusky-capped and Brown -Crested, neither seemed likely, again, given the distinctive call notes.
Previous experience with this & similar species:	I have been birding for over 25 years and am fairly familiar with these big flycatchers
References consulted:	Sibley's Guide to Birds, National Geographic Field Guide to the Brids of NA, Bird Songs of the Rocky Mountain States and Provinces, and Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
Description from:	From memo
Observer:	Connie Kogler
Observer's address:	65369 Solar Rd
Observer's e-mail address:	ckogler@montrose.net
Other observers who independently identified this bird:
Date prepared:	6/21/04 (General Public)
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Additional comments:	None