Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2010-45
| Common name: |
Brown Thrasher |
| Scientific name: | Toxostoma rufum |
| Date: | October 10, 2010 |
| Time: | 4:00 pm |
| Length of time observed: | 5 minutes |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | |
| Sex: | |
| Location: | Park Terrace, Salt Lake City, UT |
| County: | Salt Lake |
| Latilong: | |
| Elevation: | 5200 ft. |
| Distance to bird: | 20 ft |
| Optical equipment: | Canon 7D camera |
| Weather: | 70 degrees, sunny |
| Light Conditions: | shadowed |
| Description: Size of bird: | |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | |
|
(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
None, see photos [....note pale base to
lower mandible (from comments)] |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | call was the common "crackedy-crack" call when perched. |
| Behavior: | feeding on the ground, scratching in the wood chips. |
| Habitat: | backyard |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
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| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
Have seen thousands |
| References consulted: | None |
| Description from: | From memory |
| Observer: | Jerry Liguori |
| Observer's address: | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Observer's e-mail address: | jerrylig@hotmail.com |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: |
Sherry Liguori |
| Date prepared: | 10-12-10 |
| Additional material: | Photos |
| Additional_Comments: | I know this is not a true write-up, but I just don't want to fuss with some phony description when the photos are more than sufficient....note pale base to lower mandible |