Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2020-12
| Common name: |
Palm Warbler |
| Scientific name: | Setophaga palmarum |
| Date: | May 3, 2020 |
| Time: | 13:12 |
| Length of time observed: | 20 minutes |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | Adult |
| Sex: | |
| Location: | Bountiful Pond Park, in Russian Olive near furthest south picnic table |
| County: | Davis |
| Latilong: | 40.902488, -111.925796 |
| Elevation: | ~4200 |
| Distance to bird: | 20 feet |
| Optical equipment: | Vortex 10x42 |
| Weather: | 68 degrees Fahrenheit |
| Light Conditions: | Cloudy |
| Description: Size of bird: | 5.5 inches |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | Typical warbler |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | Brown above, yellow below, rusty cap |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | Typical warbler |
|
(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
Brownish back, brown-streaked creamy breast, yellow vent and rump,
yellow throat, rusty cap, dark eyeline. Constantly pumping tail. |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | Occasional "smacky" chip and seet flight call. |
| Behavior: | Bug catching and occasional resting in sheltered spots in tree. (It was quite windy) |
| Habitat: | Russian Olive grove, leafed out. |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
Unique, easy to identify. |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
Have seen hundreds over many years of experience in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and a few in Utah. |
| References consulted: | Memory |
| Description from: |
Notes made later 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: | Mike Malmquist, Cameron Cox. |
| Date prepared: | May 3, 2020 |
| Additional material: | Photos |
| Additional comments: |