Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2006-08(R82)
(Transcribed by M. G. Moody)
| Common name: |
Wood Thrush |
| Scientific name: | Hylocichla mustelina |
| Date: | 8 March´82 |
| Time: | 12:30 noon |
| Length of time observed: | 2 hours |
| Number: | one |
| Age: | ? juvenile or female |
| Sex: | Unknown (basic plumage) |
| Location: | Holladay, Utah |
| County: | Salt Lake |
| Latilong: | |
| Elevation: | |
| Distance to bird: | Approx. 85 Ft. |
| Optical equipment: | 8x40 Binoculars |
| Weather: |
Full Sun Prior weather / number of days since change: Previous 2 days were sunny. |
| Light Conditions: | Very Good |
| Description: Size of bird: | |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | |
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(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
Forehead, crown, nape, back, wings and tail is light rufous. Eye - Dark with eye ring. Ear - faint horizontal lines. Mustache (whiskers) Dark. Throat between whiskers light in color with no dark coloring. Beak - typical thrush-like, long + med. heavy. Lighter in color at base of lower mandable and gradually becoming darker at the tip. Breast and Sides heavily spotted. Wings have a faint suggestion of wing bars with feathers very lightly tipped with white. Tarsus light in color. Under Tail in vent area is light - a pale yellow or buff color. Variations from expected filed marks: I expected to see darker horizontal lines on the earpatch. This could be a juvenile or female. I wasn´t able to determine. |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | We heard no sounds. |
| Behavior: | The food searching habit was to flip aside unwanted material with (head) + beak - with a sweeping motion. Seemed to ignore other birds at this time. |
| Habitat: | Wooded area with small stream near by -- bird was feeding among the thicket, trees, shrub and flower beds in a private, secluded residence. |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
Both Robin and Hermit Thrush were present for comparison. At times both were as close as 2 ft. to the Wood Thrush. This bird is approx. 8 1-2 inches long. More chunky (fat) than the hermit thrush, but not quite as large as the robin. |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
Have seen many in eastern U.S.A. |
| References consulted: | |
| Description from: | Notes made at time of sighting |
| Observer: | Helen S. Chindgren |
| Observer's address: | 4726 Wallace Lane, Salt Lake City, UT. 84117 |
| Observer's e-mail address: | |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | Louise Hollander |
| Date prepared: | (Mar 1982) |
| Additional material: | |
| Additional comments: |