Unusual Sight Record for Utah
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Utah Bird Records Committee

  
Rec. # 2024-52
Hepatic Tanager

Date first observed: 11 May 2023
Location:
 Grafton, Washington Co.

Sightings:

  • 11 May 2023 - Angie Branch  [Record #2024-52]  (Photos)

Sight Records:


 

Records Committee Review:

 
  Date Posted

   Results

1st round: 8 Aug 2024 6 acc, 2 not, 1 to 2nd
2nd round: 5 Sep 2024 3 acc, 6 not
Completed: 11 Oct 2024 Not Accepted

 

Summary*:    Concerns that lighting may have influenced the observable color of this bird, plus the structure of the head and bill, in particular, being possibly more like a Summer Tanager, resulted in a conservative decision on this rare Utah 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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