Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Palm Warbler
Scientific name:	Dendroica palmarum [Setophaga p.]
Date:	May 6, 2013
Time:	1:15pm
Length of time observed:	10 minutes
Number:	1
Age:	n/a
Sex:	male
Location:	Utah Lake State Park, Provo
County:	Utah
Latilong:	n/a
Elevation:	4400 ft
Distance to bird:	30 yards
Optical equipment:	binoculars
Weather:	58 degrees
Light Conditions:	clear
Description: Size of bird:	5-6 inches
(Description:) Basic Shape:	flat headed - round winged
(Description:) Overall Pattern:	upper olive, chestnut cap, yellow under, black eyebrow
(Description:) Bill Type:	short and pointed
(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	The bird had been seen earlier in the morning. The rufous on the crown. The dark-line through the eye. Yellow on the tail coverts.
Song or call & method of delivery:	I was unable to hear it, but Alton Thygerson did hear it
Behavior:	wagged it's tail
Habitat:	woodland
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	I am from Ohio, and the ones in Ohio have rufous streaks on the breast.
Previous experience with this & similar species:	This is a first time seen in Utah. I saw them in Ohio, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota
References consulted:	National Geogrphic and Sibley
Description from:	Notes taken at the time of the sighting
Observer:	Ned Bixler
Observer's address:	1156 N 2920 W Provo, Ut 84601
Observer's e-mail address:	**
Other observers who independently identified this bird:	Alton Thygerson - others later in the day
Date prepared:	May 6, 2013
Additional material:
Additional_Comments:	Bird was first seen at 10:00am then 1:15pm then 5:30am - approx. times