Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Tennessee Warbler
Scientific name:	Vermivora peregrina
Date:	May 22, 2016
Time:	6:00 pm
Length of time observed:	15 minutes
Number:	1
Age:	adult
Sex:	male
Location:	Bountiful Pond
County:	Davis
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Distance to bird:	20 feet
Optical equipment:	10x42 and 8x32 binoculars
Weather:	60 degrees, light breeze
Light Conditions:	partly cloudy, bird in sun
Description: Size of bird:	small
(Description:) Basic Shape:	warbler
(Description:) Overall Pattern:	dark back, light underneath
(Description:) Bill Type:	small, sharp
(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	Gray head, sharp bill, obvious white eyebrow, dark line through eye (no broken eye-ring), dark greenish back and tail. Throat and breast plain pale white (no streaking or yellow). Undertail coverts were white.
Song or call & method of delivery:	none
Behavior:	Foraging high in tree in clumps of leaves. Was only visible for short periods as it moved from clump to clump. From our position the tree was backlit, but the bird moved several times in front of leaves for us to see the details. Compared to nearby Yellow-rumped Warblers, the Tennessee's foraging was slow and thorough.
Habitat:	Riparian, mix of trees along canal.
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	Not a vireo because the bill was small, thin and sharp. Orange-crowned Warbler has split eye-ring, no obvious supercilium, streaking on breast, yellow undertail coverts, lighter-colored back. yellowish tinged head, throat and breast(none of which our bird had).
Previous experience with this & similar species:	Yes, we have seen many Tennessee Warblers, Orange-crowned Warblers in different plumages, and various vireos.
References consulted:	The Sibley Guide to Birds
Description from:	From memory
Observer:	Kathy and Joel Beyer
Observer's address:	Holladay, UT
Observer's e-mail address:	**
Other observers who independently identified this bird:	None known
Date prepared:	May 24, 2016
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