Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2021-33
| Common name: |
Chestnut-sided Warbler |
| Scientific name: | [Setophaga pensylvanica] |
| Date: | May 31, 2021 |
| Time: | 09:30 AM |
| Length of time observed: | 5 minutes |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | |
| Sex: | |
| Location: | Bryce Canyon National Park |
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| Latilong: | |
| Elevation: | |
| Distance to bird: | 4 feet |
| Optical equipment: | Vortex binoculars |
| Weather: | Sunny |
| Light Conditions: | |
| Description: Size of bird: | 4-5 inches |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | |
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(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
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| Song or call & method of delivery: |
Classic warbler shape and appearance. Small black bill. Black through eye with
white cheeks and yellow cap. Slight chestnut color on sides of otherwise
gray/white breast. Yellow and white wing bars. (see photo) |
| Behavior: | Hopping about tree |
| Habitat: | Juniper tree above rim of canyon |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
Bay-breasted warbler - also rare for the area and does not have yellow cap. |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
We are from western North Carolina and witness this bird regularly as it breeds at our local state park (Elk Knob State Park) and is a backyard bird for many of our friends. |
| References consulted: | Merlin, Audubon |
| Description from: |
From memory From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting |
| Observer: | Rose Leclair and Jeremy Parnell |
| Observer's address: | |
| Observer's e-mail address: | ** |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | |
| Date prepared: | June 02, 2021 |
| Additional material: | Photos |
| Additional comments: |