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Utah Bird Records Committee

  
Rec. # 2013-63
Hermit Warbler

Date first observed:    4 Aug 2013
Location: 
Table Cliff Plateau, Garfield County

Sightings:

  • 4 Aug 2013 - Bryant Olsen  [Record #2013-63], (photos)

Sight Records:


 

Records Committee Review:

 
  Date Posted

   Results

1st round: 11 Aug 2013 5 acc, 3 not
2nd round: 13 Oct 2013 4 acc, 4 not
3rd round: 16 Dec 2013 6 acc, 3 not
Completed: 28 Jan 2014 Accepted

 

Summary:  Concerns that this could be a hybrid with a Townsend's Warbler resulted in a lot of convincing research on both sides.  The opinions were ultimately in favor of accepting this as a Hermit Warbler.
 
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