Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2022-33
| Common name: |
Red Phalarope |
| Scientific name: | Phalaropus fulicarius |
| Date: | 7/2/22 |
| Time: | 11:20 |
| Length of time observed: | 10 minutes |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | Immature |
| Sex: | Unknown |
| Location: | Antelope Island Causeway |
| County: | Davis |
| Latilong: | |
| Elevation: | |
| Distance to bird: | 60 ft |
| Optical equipment: | Vortex 10x50 |
| Weather: | Sunny, calm, clear |
| Light Conditions: | Excellent |
| Description: Size of bird: | Small shorebird |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | Round head, slender neck, stocky body, pointed wings |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | White, black beak and eye stripe, light grey back |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | Short and pointed, overall black with slightly lighter base |
|
(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
In alternate plumage: all white with silver-grey back, thick black eye
bar, white forehead, black wingtips. Bill black with slightly lighter
base. (see photos) |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | |
| Behavior: | Swimming with other phalaropes occasionally feeding |
| Habitat: | Shallows of saline lake |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
Smaller with much shorter beak than Wilson's Phalarope; similar in size and color to Red-necked Phalarope, but back was more grey, forehead more white, and bill thicker, less pointed, and lighter at the base. |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
Have seen in similar area in years past, just not as early in the year |
| References consulted: | Audubon app |
| Description from: | From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting |
| Observer: | Ian Batterman |
| Observer's address: | 8538 S Harvard Park Dr |
| Observer's e-mail address: | ** |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | |
| Date prepared: | 7/4/22 |
| Additional material: | Photos |
| Additional comments: |