Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2005-01
| Common name: |
Red-breasted Sapsucker |
| Scientific name: | Sphyrapicus ruber |
| Date: | December 31, 2004 |
| Time: | 9:50 a.m. |
| Length of time observed: | Observed: 20 minutes |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | unknown |
| Sex: | unknown |
| Location: | Zion River Resort, Highway 9, Virgin, UT 84779 |
| County: | Washington |
| Latilong: | 2, -113 |
| Elevation: | 3,550 feet |
| Distance to bird: | 10 feet |
| Optical equipment: | binoculars |
| Weather: | Cloudy |
| Light Conditions: | Flat |
| Detailed description of bird: | Distinctly solid red head, white eyebrow, small patch of white underneath the eye, red breast, did not have a distinctive line like a Red-naped Sapsucker |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | |
| Behavior: | Foraging on pine tree |
| Habitat: | Pines |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
Red-naped Sapsucker - did not have the distinctive white line from under eye to breast. The observed bird's head and neck was competely red. It was observed so closely that it was unmistakable. |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
Red-naped Sapsucker |
| References consulted: | Sibley Guide to Birds, Smithsonian Birds of North America - Western Region |
| Description from: | |
| Observer: | Mark Thompson, Kristy Sholly |
| Observer's address: | PO Box 843, Springdale, UT 84767 |
| Observer's e-mail address: | canyonwren@infowest.com |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | |
| Date prepared: | January 1, 2005 (General Public) |
| Additional material: | |
| Additional comments: |