Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2024-03
| Common name: |
American Black Duck |
| Scientific name: | [Anas rubripes] |
| Date: | 01/07/2024 |
| Time: | 5:00 pm |
| Length of time observed: | 10 min |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | Provo river going into the delta |
| County: | Utah |
| Latilong: | |
| Elevation: | |
| Distance to bird: | About 150 yards |
| Optical equipment: | 10x42 leupold binos |
| Weather: | Cloudy with some snow flurries |
| Light Conditions: | Poor grey light |
| Description: Size of bird: | |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | |
|
(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
Dark body with a light colored head with an olive green bill |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | |
| Behavior: | Resting on river bank |
| Habitat: | |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
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| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
Have harvested a couple in Maine and looks just like the birds I have harvested |
| References consulted: | |
| Description from: | From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting |
| Observer: | Colton ferman |
| Observer's address: | |
| Observer's e-mail address: | ** |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | |
| Date prepared: | 01/09/2024 |
| Additional material: | Photo |
| Additional comments: |