Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2015-04
| Common name: |
Brown Thrasher |
| Scientific name: | Toxostoma rufum |
| Date: | 03-30-2014 |
| Time: | ~ 1500 |
| Length of time observed: | 5 min |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | |
| Sex: | |
| Location: | St. George |
| County: | Washington |
| Latilong: | 19 |
| Elevation: | ~ 850 m |
| Distance to bird: | 15 m |
| Optical equipment: | 8 x 42 binoculars |
| Weather: | clear |
| Light Conditions: | afternoon sunlight |
| Description: Size of bird: | |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | |
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(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
Medium sized thrasher with with long tail and relatively short bill. Uppersides
rich rufous brown from crown to tail. Undersides creamy white with bold dark
brown streaks on breast, belly, sides and flanks. Creamy white undertail
coverts. Rufous brown wings with two distinct white wingbars. Yellow eye with
black pupil. Black bill, with slightly curved culman, and pale at base of the
lower mandible. (see photos) |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | none heard |
| Behavior: | skulking in dense shrubs |
| Habitat: | urban / park |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
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| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
yes |
| References consulted: | |
| Description from: | Notes taken at the time of the sighting |
| Observer: | Rick Fridell |
| Observer's address: | Hurricane, UT |
| Observer's e-mail address: | ** |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | Steve and Cindy Sommerfeld |
| Date prepared: | 01-25-2015 |
| Additional material: | Photos |
| Additional_Comments: |