Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Vermilion Flycatcher
Scientific name:	Pyrocephalus rubinus
Date:	9/23/25
Time:	11:00 AM
Length of time observed:	Ten minutes.
Number:	1
Age:	Unknown
Sex:	Unknown
Location:	Jackson Flat Reservoir
County:	Kane
Latilong:	37.0155278, -112.5183889
Elevation:	4970
Distance to bird:	Twenty five feet
Optical equipment:	Swarovski NL pure 10x42 binoculars. Canon R6 camera with 400 mm lens.
Weather:	Sunny, no wind, and 80 degrees.
Light Conditions:	Bright and sunny.
Description: Size of bird:	Small sparrow sized bird.
(Description:) Basic Shape:	Small slender
(Description:) Overall Pattern:	Brownish gray, light colored breast, salmon colored flanks.
(Description:) Bill Type:	Short strait bill black in color.
(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	Brownish color on back. Cream colored breast with streaks. Salmon colored on the edges of the breast. (see photos)
Song or call & method of delivery:	Bird was silent.
Behavior:	Prominent perches on tree branches at the edge of the water. The bird would sit perched then fly out over the water chasing bugs, then return to a branch to perch. It worked back and forth between three different trees. There was a Say s Phoebe in the same tree for a good comparison of size.
Habitat:	Arid southwest desert.
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	Rock Wren. Eliminated because the wren s beak is longer and down curved. This bird had a shorter strait beak. Back on rock wren has a speckled appearance, this bird had a uniform color on the back. Behavior was a primary reason to eliminate Rock Wren. This bird behaved like a flycatcher. Chasing insects from a prominent perch.
Previous experience with this & similar species:	I have seen this bird, several times in Nevada, Texas, Arizona, Utah and California in adult and juvenile plumage.
References consulted:	National Geographic field guide, eBird.
Description from:	Notes made later From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting
Observer:	Darren Carbone
Observer's address:
Observer's e-mail address:	**
Other observers who independently identified this bird:	None
Date prepared:	10/5/25
Additional material:	Photos
Additional comments:	eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S275124804