Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2021-35
| Common name: |
Painted Bunting |
| Scientific name: | Passerine ciris |
| Date: | 5/30/21 |
| Time: | 4:00 PM |
| Length of time observed: | 10 minutes |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | Adult |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | Torrey |
| County: | Wayne |
| Latilong: | |
| Elevation: | |
| Distance to bird: | 20 yards |
| Optical equipment: | 12X50 EL Swarovski binoculars |
| Weather: | Partly Cloudy slight breeze |
| Light Conditions: | Bright afternoon (bird was in shade of a tree) |
| Description: Size of bird: | 5" |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | Similar to Indigo Bunting |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | See Photos |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | Thick, bunting-like |
|
(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
Unmistakeable - See Photos |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | Did not hear any. |
| Behavior: | Dropping from thick cover in fruit tree to feed on the ground. |
| Habitat: | Orchard/garden spot |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
Nothing I know of compares. |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
Have seen and photographed Indigo, Lazuli, and Varied Buntings. |
| References consulted: | Kaufmann Field Guide to Birds of North America |
| Description from: |
From memory From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting |
| Observer: | Terry Reid |
| Observer's address: | 2675 East Canyon Rd |
| Observer's e-mail address: | ** |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | First seen and reported by Julia Diffenbach. Also seen and photographed by Kendall Watkins and James Loveless. |
| Date prepared: | 6/10/21 |
| Additional material: | Photos |
| Additional comments: | Stunning vagrant. |