Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2006-21
(Transcribed from a written form by MGM)
| Common name: |
Painted Bunting |
| Scientific name: | Passerina ciris |
| Date: | May 10, 2006 |
| Time: | 10 AM |
| Length of time observed: | 5 min. |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | adult |
| Sex: | M |
| Location: | 1720 S Oak Springs, SLC, UT |
| County: | [Salt Lake] |
| Latilong: | |
| Elevation: | |
| Distance to bird: | 11 ft. |
| Optical equipment: | |
| Weather: | clear |
| Light Conditions: | sunny |
| Description: Size of bird: | |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | |
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(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
abt 5" blue/purple head, green wings, red chest/under; rather puffy phiz |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | not observed |
| Behavior: | at feeder (varr. seeds without hulls ("no-waste") |
| Habitat: | |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
lazuli bunting: lacks green, red, thinner/longer |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
P: frequently observed over decades, in s. ctr/Texas; L: frequently seen in first week of May at home feeder's |
| References consulted: | Sibley; Peterson: Western Birds. Texas; Audubon NA Birds. Western Region |
| Description from: | Notes taken at time of sighting |
| Observer: | Harris Lenowitz |
| Observer's address: | 1720 S Oak Springs, Salt Lake City, UT 84708 |
| Observer's e-mail address: | |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | |
| Date prepared: | 10 May |
| Additional material: | |
| Additional comments: |