Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Scarlet Tanager
Scientific name:	Piranga olivacea
Date:	May 28, 2022
Time:	4:30-5
Length of time observed:	3 minutes
Number:	1
Age:	Unknown
Sex:	Male
Location:	Willard bay
County:	Box elder
Latilong:
Elevation:	4,200 feet
Distance to bird:	From 7-30 meters at many points
Optical equipment:	Binoculars, 150-500 mm sigma lens for Nikon d3300
Weather:	Cloudy
Light Conditions:	Bright
Description: Size of bird:	About the size of a western tanager
(Description:) Basic Shape:
(Description:) Overall Pattern:	Red all over with black wings
(Description:) Bill Type:
(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	We were walking around the campground looking for birds like cedar waxwings in particular, I looked up because I had heard a wax wing when I saw a bird fly directly into my eyesight and across from one tree to another, approx 30ish meters My friend didn't see the bird until later when it flew back to the same tree, we both observed it to had bright scarlet red body similar to a summer tanager, roughly western tanager size with noticable black wings. We spent a couple of hours debating what It could've been, although we had already decided it was likely a Scarlet Tanager a few mins after the 3rd and last sighting
Song or call & method of delivery:
Behavior:	Flying tree to tree
Habitat:	Wooded-wetland
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	Vermilion flycatcher, not the right size or behavior Summer tanager This bird had black wings and summer tanagers dont
Previous experience with this & similar species:	None
References consulted:	Merlin Google images
Description from:	Notes taken at the time of the sighting
Observer:	Carter Hansen, Annie beckstrand
Observer's address:	1949 purple sage Dr
Observer's e-mail address:	**
Other observers who independently identified this bird:
Date prepared:	06/29/2022
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