Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2024-11
| Common name: |
Brambling |
| Scientific name: | [Fringilla coelebs] |
| Date: | 3/4/24 |
| Time: | 9:15am |
| Length of time observed: | All day |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | Adult |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | Croydon, Utah |
| County: | Morgan |
| Latilong: | |
| Elevation: | 5500 |
| Distance to bird: | 10 feet while filling feeders but mostly about 30 feet |
| Optical equipment: | Nikon 10x42 binoculars and nikon camera |
| Weather: | Cloudy with snow at times some sun |
| Light Conditions: | Ok |
| Description: Size of bird: | Bit larger than juncos |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | Cassin's Finch |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | White, orange, and bluish |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | Finch |
|
(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
See photos is best I can say. (see photos) |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | None heard |
| Behavior: | Feeding on sunflower seeds off ground. Occasionally flying into trees around feeders. |
| Habitat: | Backyard feeders |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
None |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
None |
| References consulted: | Sibley field guide |
| Description from: | From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting |
| Observer: | Weston Smith |
| Observer's address: | 1375n 6800e Croydon, Utah |
| Observer's e-mail address: | ** |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: |
Louize Smith, Aaron Smith, Arnold Smith, Linda Smith, Lauri Taylor, David Wheeler, Kris Purdy, and pretty much all birders in Utah. |
| Date prepared: | 3/4/24 |
| Additional material: | Photos |
| Additional comments: | My 173 backyard bird and lifer. |