Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2018-71
| Common name: |
Magnolia Warbler |
| Scientific name: | Setophaga magnolia |
| Date: | 5/24/2018 |
| Time: | 11:00 AM |
| Length of time observed: | ~3 minutes |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | Adult |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | Provo Airport Dike |
| County: | Utah |
| Latilong: | 40.213460, -111.707330 |
| Elevation: | ~4500 |
| Distance to bird: | 5m |
| Optical equipment: | Vortex Diamondback 10x42 |
| Weather: | Can't remember |
| Light Conditions: | Decent |
| Description: Size of bird: | ~5" |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | Warbler |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | Gray/Yellow/Black/White |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | Typical Warbler - short and sharp |
|
(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
Black mask with a broken white eye-ring, gray cap. White supercilium extending
backwards to nape. Throat and breast yellow extending into belly with black
necklace and streaking on the flanks. Grayish wings with white wing patches.
Yellow Rump, white UT coverts. (see photos) |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | Silent during encounter |
| Behavior: | Foraging about 5-10 ft. up in a line of Russian Olives on the north side of the E-W dike. |
| Habitat: | Mature Russian Olives 10-15 ft. tall |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
YRWA – Much less yellow on breast, no yellow on belly. Audubon’s does not have black mask; Myrtle has a black mask but not nearly the amount of yellow. Males have yellow on the top of the head. Magnolia has black patch on back, although this individual had less black than normal and more olive-yellow. No other male warblers I know of that regularly occur in Utah that look very similar at all. |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
Extensive |
| References consulted: | Memory |
| Description from: |
From memory From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting |
| Observer: | Max Malmquist |
| Observer's address: | 1957 East Longview Drive |
| Observer's e-mail address: | ** |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | Donel Jensen I believe was the original finder. Kendall Watkins and I believe others afterwards. |
| Date prepared: | 11/20/2018 |
| Additional material: | |
| Additional comments: |
Photos can be found on Ebird Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46000351 |