Unusual Sight Record for Utah
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Utah Bird Records Committee

  
Rec. # 2024-20
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Date first observed: 14 Dec 2023
Location:
Castle Valley, Grand Co.

Sightings:

  • 14 Dec 2023 - Steve Heinrich  [Record #2024-20]  (Photos) (eBird)
  • 15 Dec 2023 - Steve Heinrich (eBird)
  • 16 Dec 2023 - Steve Heinrich  (eBird)
  • 18 Feb 2024 -  Steve Heinrich  (eBird)

Sight Records:


 

Records Committee Review:

 
  Date Posted

   Results

1st round: 8 May 2024 7 acc, 1 not, 1 to 2nd
2nd round: 9 Jun 2024 0 acc, 9 not
Completed: 16 Jul 2024 Not Accepted

 

Summary*:   Subtle signs of hybridization and a somewhat unclear line of how much hybridization is acceptable, swung the 2nd round decision to "not accept", in this very difficult sight record.
 
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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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