Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Hepatic Tanager
Scientific name:	Piranga flava
Date:	27 July 2010
Time:	3:30 PM
Length of time observed:	Observed:15 Minutes
Number:	1
Age:	Adult
Sex:	Male
Location:	Lytle Ranch orchard. (eating a peach)
County:	Washington
Latilong:
Elevation:
Distance to bird:	20 yards
Optical equipment:	binoculars 10 by 50
Weather:	sunny and hot
Light Conditions:	full sun
Description: Size of bird:	a little smaller than a robin
(Description:) Basic Shape:	tanager
(Description:) Overall Pattern:	orange red with grayish back and wings
(Description:) Bill Type:	not like a grossbead or a finch, darker on the top.
(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:
Song or call & method of delivery:
Behavior:	Observed in the orchard eating a ripe peach. In the same tree were Western tanager, house finch, male and female, Ladderback woodpecker, male and female, Mockingbird.
Habitat:	Orchard
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	Western tanager, Summer tanager. Color—Summer tanager does not have the definitely grayish wings.
Previous experience with this & similar species:
References consulted:	Big book Sibley’s and Westrn Sibleys, National Geographic Bird Book.
Description from:
Observer:	Flora Duncan
Observer's address:	449 West l50 North, Orem, Utah, 84057
Observer's e-mail address:	fmduncan@hotmail.com
Other observers who independently identified this bird:	Richard Deen, Evie Deen, Rebecca Levanger, Esther Duncan
Date prepared:	27 July 2010
Additional material:	Photo and note by Richard Deen (7 Aug 2010)
Additional_Comments:	Richard Deen ( an acquaintance of Merrill Webb) and Evie Deen from ll La Pesca, Mercedes Texas, 78570-9636 joined Esther, Bekky, and I during the visit. He had his camera with a lens 12 inches, 4 inches in diameter and took several pictures of the bird. This helped with the identification.