Unusual Sight Record for Utah
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Utah Bird Records Committee

  
Rec. # 2024-38
Tricolored Heron

Date first observed: 3 Jun 2024
Location:
 Jackson Flat Reservoir, Kane Co.

Sightings:

  • 3 Jun 2024 - Ann Swanson [Record #2024-38], Louisa Evers  (Photos, Video),

Sight Records:


 

Records Committee Review:

 
  Date Posted

   Results

1st round: 7 Jun 2024 8 acc, 1 to 2nd
2nd round: 10 Jul 2024 8 acc, 1 not
Completed: 19 Aug 2024 Accepted

 

Summary*:   The somewhat unusual photos gave some pause and question of a possible hybrid, but this was overcome pretty well by the written description.
 
     | 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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