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Utah Bird Records Committee

  
Rec. # 2025-71
Chihuahuan Meadowlark

Date first observed: 13 Jun 2025
Location:
Washington Fields, Washington Co.

Sightings:

  • 13 Jun 2025 - Craig A Ensign [Record #2025-71]  (Photo),  Miranda Crawford

Sight Records:


 

Records Committee Review:

 
  Date Posted

   Results

1st round: 3 Dec 2025 1 Acc, 7 Not, 1 to 2nd
1st round: 30 Dec 2025 0 Acc, 9 Not
Completed: 30 Jan 2026 Not Accepted

 

Summary*:  Although it was agreed that this could possibly be a Chihuahuan Meadowlark, it was also agreed that we would need more information to eliminate similar species.  A look at the white tail feathers and a recording of a vocalization, were specifically sighted as information that might be needed to confirm this difficult ID.
 
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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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