Unusual Sight Record for Utah
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Utah Bird Records Committee

  
Rec. # 2023-65
Purple Finch

Date first observed: 15 Sep 2023
Location:
Fish Springs NWR, Juab Co.

Sightings:

  • 15 Sep 2023 - Erin Hettinger [Record #2023-65a] (eBird Audio  - Audio1, Audio2), Renee Tressler
    Initially sent in by Colby Newman, eBird reviewer
    [Record #2023-65]

Sight Records:


 

Records Committee Review:

 
  Date Posted

   Results

1st round: 13 Oct 2023 4 acc, 2 not, 2 to 2nd
2nd round: 14 Nov 2023 6 acc, 3 not
Completed: 23 Dec 2023 Accepted

 

Summary*:   With no photos, the audio evidence was the decisive factor, which drew the reviewers to the side of accepting.
 
     | 6th Vetted Record | All Sightings |

    
 * Committee comments are available upon request to the Secretary
Note: 
The responsibility of the reviewers is to make sure that the record can stand alone to identify this species and to eliminate the possibility of a similar species. 
  
 

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