Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2013-58
| Common name: |
Neotropic Cormorant |
| Scientific name: | Phalacrocorax Brasilianus |
| Date: | July 04, 2013 |
| Time: | 11:30 am MDT |
| Length of time observed: | 15 minutes |
| Number: | 2 |
| Age: | Unknown |
| Sex: | Unknown |
| Location: | Ogden Bay WMA, North Access 7500 W. just inside main parking area. |
| County: | Weber |
| Latilong: | |
| Elevation: | |
| Distance to bird: | 80 yards |
| Optical equipment: | Pentax 10x50 Binoculars and Canon Powershot sx50 hs Camera |
| Weather: | |
| Light Conditions: | |
| Description: Size of bird: | 16-18 |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | Cormorant with long tail |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | Dark |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | Cormorant |
|
(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
(see photos) |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | |
| Behavior: | |
| Habitat: | Sitting in dead tree overhanging a waterway |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
Double-crested Cormorant is much larger (one was in the same tree for size comparison) and has a much smaller tail. |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
Have seen multiple times in Salt Lake and Davis Counties and in California. |
| References consulted: | |
| Description from: | From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting |
| Observer: | Mike Hearell |
| Observer's address: | 173 w 1825 n, North Ogden, UT 84414 |
| Observer's e-mail address: | ** |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | |
| Date prepared: | 07-07-2013 |
| Additional material: | Photos |
| Additional_Comments: |