Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2005-06
| Common name: |
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher |
| Scientific name: | Tyrannus forficatus |
| Date: | 18 Jun 2004 |
| Time: | about 1 PM |
| Length of time observed: | 4-5 minutes |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | Adult |
| Sex: | Unknown |
| Location: | Rest stop on I-15 just north of Parowan |
| County: | Iron |
| Latilong: | |
| Elevation: | |
| Distance to bird: | Less than 100 ft. |
| Optical equipment: | Binoculars |
| Weather: | Clear, calm wind, temp 70's |
| Light Conditions: | Mid-day, full sunlight |
| Detailed description of bird: | Long tail, pink belly and underwings, gray body. |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | none heard |
| Behavior: | Flycatching from the barb wire fence on the west limit of the rest area |
| Habitat: | grass from rest area with unknown tree species and then open fields to the west |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
only flycatcher with long forked tail and pink underwings and belly |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
I live in Houston, TX. and see this species virtually everyday from late spring to fall. |
| References consulted: | None |
| Description from: | Notes taken at time of sighting |
| Observer: | David Allen |
| Observer's address: | 20718 Water Point Trail, Humble, TX. 77346 |
| Observer's e-mail address: | cfipilot99@yahoo.com |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | none |
| Date prepared: | 3/16/2005 (General Public) |
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