Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 1-1998
| Common name: |
Iceland Gull |
| Scientific name: | Larus glaucoides |
| Date: | 14 Mar 1998 |
| Time: | around noon |
| Length of time observed: | ~1.5 hours |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | |
| Sex: | |
| Location: | Northwest corner of the dike loop road in the Bear River MBR. |
| County: | Box Elder |
| Latilong: | |
| Elevation: | |
| Distance to bird: | 30 to 60 meters |
| Optical equipment: | Bushnell Spacemaster spotting scopes |
| Weather: | |
| Light Conditions: | The sky was clear providing strong lighting |
| Detailed description of bird: | See letter to Records Committee |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | |
| Behavior: | (See above letter) |
| Habitat: | (See above letter) |
| Similar
species and how were they eliminated: |
(See above letter) |
| Previous experience with this & similar species: | |
| References consulted: | Field Guide to the Birds of North America (2nd Editon, Nation Geographic Society) and Advanced Birding (K. Kaufman) |
| Description from: | |
| Observer: | Kevin P. Johnson and Tony Jones |
| Observer's address: | Dept of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0840 |
| Observer's e-mail address: | |
| Other
observers who independently identified this bird: |
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| Date prepared: | 15 Mar 1998 |
| Additional material: | 5 photos (slides need to be scanned) letter to Records Committee |
| [Information in this form is from the letter to the Records Committee] |
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