Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Palm Warbler
Scientific name:	Setophaga palmarum
Date:	September 19, 2018
Time:	9:07 am
Length of time observed:	only a few seconds
Number:	1
Age:	unknown
Sex:	unknown
Location:	Promontory Road
County:	Box Elder
Latilong:	Unknown
Elevation:
Distance to bird:	35 to 40 feet
Optical equipment:	Nikon D500, 500mm VR with 1.4x TC
Weather:	Mostly clear
Light Conditions:	some haze
Description: Size of bird:	small
(Description:) Basic Shape:	warbler
(Description:) Overall Pattern:	browns, pale yellow
(Description:) Bill Type:	warbler
(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	Sparsely streaked chest, yellow under tail coverts, dark eye line with broken eye ring, lighter supercilium, hint of a chestnut crown, white pattern on the under side of the tail (see photo)
Song or call & method of delivery:	silent
Behavior:	foraging in a tree
Habitat:	Scrubby trees near a road near rocky outcroppings.
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	Eliminated other species due to the combination of the dark eye line with broken ring, yellow under tail coverts, pale supercilium and hint of the chestnut crown.
Previous experience with this & similar species:	Saw and photographed Palm Warblers in Florida.
References consulted:	The Sibley Guide to Birds, second edition, iBird Pro app.
Description from:	Notes made later From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting
Observer:	Mia McPherson
Observer's address:	896 Riverbend Dr, Salt Lake City, Utah 84123
Observer's e-mail address:	**
Other observers who independently identified this bird:
Date prepared:	12 October 2018
Additional material:	Photo
Additional comments:	I only had time for the one photo before the bird flew away, it was a very busy day/time for me and I forgot about this sighting until I was going through my files for that day and came across the one photo I was able to take of this bird. I remember thinking at the time of my sighting that it appeared to be a Palm Warbler. Sorry for the late report.