Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2022-49
| Common name: |
Great Crested Flycatcher |
| Scientific name: | [Myiarchus crinitus] |
| Date: | September 29,2022 |
| Time: | 9:38 am |
| Length of time observed: | 2 minutes |
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| Age: | |
| Sex: | |
| Location: | River Lane |
| County: | Utah |
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| Elevation: | |
| Distance to bird: | 8 feet |
| Optical equipment: | Vortex viper 12x50 binoculars, and Canon sureshot sx70 |
| Weather: | Partly cloudy |
| Light Conditions: | Good |
| Description: Size of bird: | Large |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | Flycatcher upright posture |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | Brown, yellow |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | Large flycatcher |
|
(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
Grayish brown head and back. Grayish throat. Yellow belly (see photos) |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | |
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| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
My first thought was Ash throated but it was bigger and more yellow than that but I decided on ash throated. Max Malmquist saw the photos and that's when we knew I had something different. He said I'd change it to Great-crested |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
Only in TX a few years ago |
| References consulted: | I even checked merlin to look at brown crested...but still put Ash-throated |
| Description from: |
Notes made later From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting |
| Observer: | Suzi Holt |
| Observer's address: | 551 Saddlebrook drive Payson UT 84651 |
| Observer's e-mail address: | ** |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | Online....Max Malmquist Dennis and Bryan Shirley |
| Date prepared: | September 29, 2022 |
| Additional material: | Photos |
| Additional comments: |