Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2004-23
| Common name: |
Chestnut-sided Warbler |
| Scientific name: | Dendroica pensylvanica |
| Date: | Sept. 18, 2004 |
| Time: | 9:00 AM |
| Length of time observed: | 30 minutes |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | Juvenile |
| Sex: | ? |
| Location: | Fish Springs |
| County: | Juab |
| Latilong: | |
| Elevation: | |
| Distance to bird: | 50 feet to 2 feet |
| Optical equipment: | Swarovski 10x |
| Weather: | windy |
| Light Conditions: | good |
| Detailed description of bird: | see photos |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | none |
| Behavior: | actively feeding on insects |
| Habitat: | trees |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
photos |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
|
| References consulted: | none |
| Description from: | Sibley |
| Observer: | Jack Binch |
| Observer's address: | 1564 Crest Circle - Sandy, Utah - 84093 |
| Observer's e-mail address: | roostertael@aol.com |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | Stephen Sommerfeld - Cindy Sommerfeld - Letitia Lussier - Susan Saffle - Elaine Wonsavage - Stephen Carlile - Bob Huntington - Lyn Christiansen - Karen Marshall |
| Date prepared: | Sept 20, 2004 (General Public) |
| Additional material: | Photos |
| Additional comments: | Stephen Sommerfeld identified the bird in the field, but I don't know what book he used. I checked Sibley and Peterson while at home and compared the photos |