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Utah Bird Records Committee

  
Rec. # 2019-39
Gila Woodpecker

Date first observed: 7 Nov 2019
Location:
La Verkin, Washington  Co.

Sightings:

  • 7 Nov 2019 - Austin J. Adams  [Record #2019-39]

Sight Records:


 

Records Committee Review:

 
  Date Posted

   Results

1st round: 16 Nov 2019 4 acc, 5 not
2nd round: 13 Jan 2020 2 acc, 7 not
Completed: 10 Mar 2020 Not Accepted

Resubmission:       

   
1st round: 23 Feb 2021 5 acc, 3 not
2nd round: 19 Apr 2021 4 acc, 5 not
Completed: 28 Jun 2021 3 acc, 6 not
Completed: 28 Aug 2021 Not Accepted

  

Summary:  With no photo or use of optics, the committee was hesitant to accept such an exceptional vagrant sighting as a first state record.  It was resubmitted in 2021 to see if new bylaws changes with respect to first-state records would influence the outcome.  It didn't.  So the initial decision on this record was reconfirmed.
 
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