Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2024-14a
| Common name: |
Mexican Duck |
| Scientific name: | Anas diazi |
| Date: | 3/30/2024 |
| Time: | 6:58 am and 3:49 pm |
| Length of time observed: | 20 minutes each time |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | |
| Sex: | male |
| Location: | St. George |
| County: | Washington |
| Latilong: | |
| Elevation: | |
| Distance to bird: | 20 feet |
| Optical equipment: | Vortex binos and my camera |
| Weather: | partly cloudy |
| Light Conditions: | |
| Description: Size of bird: | |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | duck shaped |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | brown |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | |
|
(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
dule yellowish bill, dark crown and body compared to hen mallard (Photos) |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | no calls or sounds |
| Behavior: | swimming and walking |
| Habitat: | pond |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
was near some mallards and wood ducks |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
no previous experience |
| References consulted: | the internet and also a previous sighting from ebirds |
| Description from: | From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting |
| Observer: | Ron Andersen |
| Observer's address: | 3955 Elwood Way west jordan ut |
| Observer's e-mail address: | ** |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | Elizabeth Andersen |
| Date prepared: | 3/31/2024 |
| Additional material: | Photos |
| Additional comments: |