Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Red Phalarope
Scientific name:	Phalaropus fulicarius
Date:	11-07-2020
Time:	2:30pm
Length of time observed:	20 Minutes
Number:	1
Age:	?
Sex:	?
Location:	Sand Hollow Reservior
County:	Washington
Latilong:	37.105240, -113.389759
Elevation:	3200ft
Distance to bird:	50m
Optical equipment:	Kowa 20-65X spotting scope
Weather:	Partly cloudy, 60F
Light Conditions:	Good
Description: Size of bird:	8.5 inches
(Description:) Basic Shape:	Plump small shorebird
(Description:) Overall Pattern:	Gray above, white below
(Description:) Bill Type:
(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	I was scanning the through the ducks and coots on the water from the SW dock parkinglot. I noticed a Phalarope mixed in. I zoomed in with my scope all the way and it had a shortish stout bill, and a smooth gray back without any streaking. It had a tiny amount of pink at the base of the lower mandible visible in some of the photos, making it a Red Phalarope. (see photos)
Song or call & method of delivery:	None heard
Behavior:	Swimming on water
Habitat:	Freshwater reservoir
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	Red-necked Phalarope are very similar but have a longer thinner bill that comes to a needle like point and is all black. They also have some black, gray and white streaking in the mantle, and are smaller.
Previous experience with this & similar species:	Yes, several
References consulted:	memory
Description from:	From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting
Observer:	Bryant Olsen
Observer's address:	84102
Observer's e-mail address:	**
Other observers who independently identified this bird:	Tim Brown, Jennifer Speers and Sue Bellagamba were with me
Date prepared:	11-08-2020
Additional material:	Photos
Additional comments:	eBird: https://ebird.org/checklist/S75960822