Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2013-80a
| Common name: |
Iceland Gull |
| Scientific name: | [Larus glaucoides] |
| Date: | 11/29/13 |
| Time: | 11:23 |
| Length of time observed: | 40 min. |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | first winter |
| Sex: | male |
| Location: | lee kay ponds |
| County: | salt lake county |
| Latilong: | |
| Elevation: | |
| Distance to bird: | 400 ft. |
| Optical equipment: | |
| Weather: | sunny |
| Light Conditions: | |
| Description: Size of bird: | |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | |
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(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
wing whiter than body |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | nothing else has a white wing |
| Behavior: | |
| Habitat: | |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
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| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
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| References consulted: | |
| Description from: | Notes taken at the time of the sighting |
| Observer: | ivan richardson |
| Observer's address: | 464n2480e |
| Observer's e-mail address: | ** |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: |
tim avery jeff bilsky stephanie greenwood |
| Date prepared: | 11/29/13 |
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