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Utah Bird Records Committee

  
Rec. # 2016-47
Iceland Gull

Date first observed:  24 Nov 2016
Location:
 Lee Kay Ponds, Salt Lake County

Sightings:

  • 24 Nov 2016 - Darren Clark
  • 25 Nov 2016 - Bryant Olsen, [Record #2016-47],  (Photos)
  • 27 Nov 2016 - Dennis Shirley
  • 28 Nov 2016 - Matthew Pendleton (Photos)
  • 29 Nov 2016 - Lauri Taylor, Vivian Schneggernburger, Darren Hall
  • 30 Nov 2016 - Ian Batterman, Von Welch (Photos)
  • 3 Dec 2016 - Lauri Taylor (Photos), Vivian Schneggenburger (Photos), Stephanie Greenwood (Photo),  Neldon Kunz (Photo)
  • 5 Dec 2016 - Jeff Bilsky (Photos), Tim Avery (Photos), Stephanie Greenwood (Photos), Ian Batterman
  • 6 Dec 2016 - Pomera Fronce, Edson Leite, Ian Batterman,
  • 8 Dec 2016 - Merrill Webb
  • 11 Dec 2016 - Lauri Taylor, David Wheeler
  • 12 Dec 2016 - Matthew Pendleton, Rachel LeBlanc
  • 7 Jan 2017 - Tim Avery (Photos), Ian Batterman
  • 9 Jan 2017 - Michael Lester (Photo), Matthew Pendleton, Lauri Taylor (Photo), Rachel LeBlanc
  • 10 Jan 2017 - David Wheeler (Photos), Michael Lester, Dennis Shirley

Sight Records:


 

Records Committee Review:

 
  Date Posted

   Results

1st round: 28 Nov 2016 8 acc, 1 not
2nd round: 10 Feb 2017 9 acc
Completed: 1 Apr 21017 Accepted

 

Summary:  Though the differences between Thayer's and Iceland Gulls is pretty indistinct, and this bird was close to the line, the doubt in the first round was dropped to form a consensus.
 
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