Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2012-08
| Common name: |
Neotropic Cormorant |
| Scientific name: | Phalacrocorax brasilianus |
| Date: | 4/10/12 |
| Time: | 13:00 to 14:00 |
| Length of time observed: | 1 hour |
| Number: | 2 [sight record for one of them] |
| Age: | unknown |
| Sex: | unknown |
| Location: | Millrace Pond |
| County: | Salt Lake County |
| Latilong: | |
| Elevation: | |
| Distance to bird: | 60 feet |
| Optical equipment: | Sony A77 DSLR camera 400mm Lens |
| Weather: | overcast to partly cloudy |
| Light Conditions: | overcast |
| Description: Size of bird: | |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | |
|
(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
Pink gular pouch (see photos) |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | none |
| Behavior: | Resting and occasionally aggressive toward each other |
| Habitat: | |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
Similar to Double Crested Cormorant except with pink gular pouch |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
Photographs |
| References consulted: | Utahbirds.org; Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America |
| Description from: | |
| Observer: | Ronald Walker |
| Observer's address: | 1179 Julie Ann Circle Sandy, Utah 84094 |
| Observer's e-mail address: | afe@xmission.com |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | Richard Young |
| Date prepared: | 4/10/12 |
| Additional material: | Photos |
| Additional_Comments: |