Unusual Sight Record for Utah
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Utah Bird Records Committee

  
Rec. # 2024-18
Vaux's Swift

Date first observed: 27 Apr 2024
Location:
Tonaquint Park, St. George, Washington Co.

Sightings:

  • 27 Apr 2024 - Paul Hicks  [Record #2024-18] ,  Asher Lee, Kristin Hilts, Sharlene Kasadate, Ray & Laura Dahl, Caroline Newman [Record #2024-18] , Celia Sullivan

Sight Records:


 

Records Committee Review:

 
  Date Posted

   Results

1st round: 3 May 2024 3 acc, 5 not
2nd round: 5 Jun 2024 0 acc, 9 not
Completed: 26 Jun 2024 Not Accepted

 

Summary*:   Though this bird is most likely a Vaux's Swift, there is no evidence to eliminate a Chimney Swift as a possibility. This could be accepted as a Chaetura swift species.
 
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 * 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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