Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Scientific name:	[Sphyrapicus varius]
Date:	10/26/2020
Time:	1:30 PM
Length of time observed:	1 minute
Number:	1
Age:	Juvenile
Sex:
Location:	Salt Lake City, Allen Park
County:	Salt Lake
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Elevation:
Distance to bird:	50 yards
Optical equipment:	Binoculars
Weather:	Cold, clear skies, light wind
Light Conditions:	Good
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(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	Looked to be a Red-naped Sapsucker in juvenile plumage, until it was pointed out to me by Bryant Olsen, Kendall Watkins, and Max Malmquist to be a Yellow-bellied, which retain their juvenile plumage this late in the year while the Red-napes do not. Small red crown, grayish back with streaking. (see photos)
Song or call & method of delivery:
Behavior:	Woodpecking high in a tree
Habitat:	Wooded city park
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	Red-naped Sapsucker: First year Red-napeds evidently do not retain their juvenile plumage this late into the year.
Previous experience with this & similar species:	Red-naped was present at the park and I have observed this species before. New to the Yellow-bellied, which struck me as unfamiliar before I wrote it off as an odd Red-naped.
References consulted:	Sibley
Description from:	From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting
Observer:	Quinn Diaz
Observer's address:
Observer's e-mail address:	**
Other observers who independently identified this bird:	None of these observers were present for the observation, but later assisted with ID after seeing the pictures. Bryant Olsen Kendall Watkins Max Malmquist
Date prepared:	10/26/2020
Additional material:	Photos
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