Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Northern Parula
Scientific name:	Setophaga americana
Date:	May 21, 2020
Time:	10:10 am
Length of time observed:	25 minutes (in hand)
Number:	1
Age:	Unknown
Sex:	Unknown, possibly female
Location:	Utah Test and Training Range - North
County:	Box Elder
Latilong:	41.148995, -112.958077
Elevation:	4200
Distance to bird:	Bird: In hand
Optical equipment:	None
Weather:	Clear sky, high 60's (degrees F), 1-2 mph wind
Light Conditions:	Sunny
Description: Size of bird:	Small, warbler-sized bird
(Description:) Basic Shape:	Round body with short tail
(Description:) Overall Pattern:	White belly, yellow throat and breast, yellowish-green mantle with gray head, nape, rump and wings
(Description:) Bill Type:
(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	Small warbler with a short tail, round body, and general colors of gray, yellow, white, and olive. Bright yellow throat and upper breast transitions to white belly, flanks, and undertail. Back/mantle is yellowish-green, while the head, nape, and rump are bluish-gray. Head, nape, and rump also have a slight olive tinge in some areas. Wings and tail are gray. wings have 2 short but distinct white wing-bars. Eyes have an white arc or crescent above and below, but not a complete eyering. Bill is pointed, black on top and yellow on bottom. This bird could be immature since it has a light olive/green wash on its head, nape, and rump and does not have a chestnut band between the neck and breast. This bird was captured in a mist net on the UTTR North. Measurements: Unflattened wing chord: 52 mm Tail length: 38 mm Tarsus length: 16.1 mm Culmen length: 9.5 mm Bill width: 4.1 mm Bill height: 3.5 mm Bird weight: 6.2 g (see photos)
Song or call & method of delivery:
Behavior:
Habitat:	Greasewood
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	Nashville or Virginia's warbler. Both these species have yellow undertail and a complete white eyering, and our bird had eye arcs and a white undertail. Our bird had yellow on the bottom bill and 2 white wing bars, which neither of these birds have.
Previous experience with this & similar species:	No experience with Northern parula. Lots of experience with warblers that commonly occur in Utah
References consulted:
Description from:	Notes taken at the time of the sighting From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting
Observer:	Jesse Morris, Claire Chipman, Kaylee Draughon, Christian Durney
Observer's address:	4437 S 6700 W Hooper, UT 84315
Observer's e-mail address:	**
Other observers who independently identified this bird:
Date prepared:	9/22/2020
Additional material:	Photos
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