Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2020-64a
| Common name: |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper |
| Scientific name: | Calidris acuminata |
| Date: | 10/31 2020 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Length of time observed: | 30 minutes |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | |
| Sex: | |
| Location: | Ouray NWR--Leota Bottom |
| County: | Uinta |
| Latilong: | 40.165812,-109.58722 |
| Elevation: | |
| Distance to bird: | 25' |
| Optical equipment: | |
| Weather: | clear and cold |
| Light Conditions: | clear |
| Description: Size of bird: | |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | |
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(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
See Photos |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | |
| Behavior: | Feeding |
| Habitat: | Receding mud flat |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
Two Wilson's snipe |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
none |
| References consulted: | |
| Description from: | From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting |
| Observer: | James Loveless |
| Observer's address: | 10879 South Lake Island Dr. |
| Observer's e-mail address: | ** |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | Terry Reid |
| Date prepared: | 11/1/2020 |
| Additional material: | Photos |
| Additional comments: |