Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2017-50
| Common name: |
Tennessee Warbler |
| Scientific name: | Leiothlypis peregrina |
| Date: | 09/27/2017 |
| Time: | All Day |
| Length of time observed: | Various |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | Probably HY |
| Sex: | unknown |
| Location: | Sandy |
| County: | Salt Lake |
| Latilong: | |
| Elevation: | 4,800' |
| Distance to bird: | 3' to 20' |
| Optical equipment: | 8x42 binoculars and a 600mm lens |
| Weather: | Sunny and clear |
| Light Conditions: | perfect |
| Description: Size of bird: | warbler |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | warbler |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | yellow, green, and white |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | sharp |
|
(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
Yellow-green warbler, with white undersides and undertail coverts, and sharp
bill. (see photos) |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | very sweet chip note. |
| Behavior: | actively feeding all day in an aspen |
| Habitat: | suburban |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
OCWA: has yellow undertail coverts, and different giss. |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
Seen many in the midwest and a handful in Utah. |
| References consulted: | none |
| Description from: | From memory |
| Observer: | Tim Avery |
| Observer's address: | Sandy, Utah |
| Observer's e-mail address: | ** |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | Kenny Frisch, Nate Brown, Larene Wyss |
| Date prepared: | 09/28/2017 |
| Additional material: | Photos here: |
| Additional comments: |