Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Scientific name:	Pheucticus ludovicianus
Date:	June 17, 2004
Time:	9:45 am than again at 10:30 am
Length of time observed:	Total about 30 minutes
Number:	one
Age:	Sub-adult
Sex:	Male
Location:	Dove Creek Pass
County:	Box Elder
Latilong:	#1 - Lucin
Elevation:	unknown
Distance to bird:	15 miles west of Rosette, Box Elder County, Utah
Optical equipment:	Leitz binoculars and Kowa scope
Weather:	Clear
Light Conditions:	Excellent
Detailed description of bird:	Seed eating bill, bright red throat, black back, white wing-bars. The white breast with the bright red breast "triangle" eliminated all other possibilities. Jack Rensel and I are familiar with this species from the east. There was still a faint streak through the eye, leading us to believe it was a young male. We encountered it at stop #46 of the Lynn BBS (85024), then returned after completing the BBS route for a longer and closer look.
Song or call & method of delivery:	I first recognized the bird by its loud grosbeak/robin type song. I quickly eliminated the similar songs of the Black-headed Grosbeak, American Robin, and Western Tanager.
Behavior:	Singing from a perch in a Box Elder tree.
Habitat:	Riparian habitat with Willow, Box Elder, Cottonwood and near a sagebrush/juniper upland.
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	See detailed description
Previous experience with this & similar species:	See detailed description
References consulted:	None
Description from:	From memory
Observer:	Keith Evans and Jack Rensel
Observer's address:	4826 Kiwana Dr. Ogden, UT 84403
Observer's e-mail address:	kee0440@aol.com
Other observers who independently identified this bird:	Jack Rensel
Date prepared:	August 10, 2004 (General Public)
Additional material:
Additional comments:	Observed and recorded on Stop #46 of the Lynn BBS (85024). Photos were taken and show the bright red upper breast. Photos were not submitted.