Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Winter Wren
Scientific name:	Troglodytes hiemalis
Date:	February 5, 2023
Time:	8:43AM
Length of time observed:	10+ minutes
Number:	1
Age:	adult
Sex:	N/A
Location:	City Creek Canyon; above Bonneville Highway
County:	Salt Lake
Latilong:
Elevation:	4600 ft
Distance to bird:	5-10 feed
Optical equipment:	Nikon Monarch 8x42
Weather:	N/A (snow present on ground)
Light Conditions:	can't remember, maybe slightly overcast
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(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	It's been 3+ months; can't remember everything at the time. Please see my notes here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S127687267
Song or call & method of delivery:
Behavior:	active on the ground alongside road
Habitat:	mixed riparian; snow on ground
Similar species and how were they eliminated:
Previous experience with this & similar species:	this would have been my first Winter Wren; I have seen Pacific Wrens in City Creek Canyon but this one 'sounded different'. it was a little farther removed from the creek, but that could have been due to weather, as we had record snow this winter
References consulted:
Description from:	Notes made later
Observer:	Blaine Mathison
Observer's address:	Salt Lake City, UT
Observer's e-mail address:	**
Other observers who independently identified this bird:	possibly the same as here based on date, location, and behavior: https://ebird.org/checklist/S128299766
Date prepared:	May 28, 2023
Additional material:	No_additional_Materials
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