Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Baltimore Oriole
Scientific name:	Icterus galbula
Date:	09/28/2013
Time:
Length of time observed:	2-3 min
Number:	1
Age:
Sex:	female
Location:	Washington Fields
County:	Washington
Latilong:	19
Elevation:
Distance to bird:	20 m
Optical equipment:	8 x 42 binoculars
Weather:	clear
Light Conditions:	afternoon sun
Description: Size of bird:
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(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	While driving along the dirt road at the southeast corner of the Washington Fields I noticed a small group of Sage Thrashers perched in and near a large Atriplex bush. While watching the thrashers a large oriole flew into the bush and eventually perched on top before flying to the nearby fenceline. I managed a few long distance photos before it flew off across the alfalfa field. Description: Large oriole, relatively uniform orange/yellow from head to tail with dark wings with prominent white wingbars and tertial edgings. Head; orange/yellow on throat, crown, and nape, darker dusky on auriculars; long sharp dark bill; black eye. Undersides uniformly orange/yellow across throat, chest, belly, sides, vent, undertail coverts, and tail, a few areas of dusky brown. Uppersides orange nape of neck, brownish back, orange rump, and orange yellow tail. Legs dark. (see photos)
Song or call & method of delivery:	none heard
Behavior:
Habitat:	creosote flat / agriculture fields interface
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	Distinguished from Bullocks Oriole by uniform orange yellow across undersides and head, and on rump,
Previous experience with this & similar species:	yes
References consulted:
Description from:	Notes made later
Observer:	Rick Fridell
Observer's address:	Hurricane, UT
Observer's e-mail address:	**
Other observers who independently identified this bird:
Date prepared:	12-05-2013
Additional material:	Photos
Additional_Comments:	description above copied from field notes