Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Chestnut-sided Warbler
Scientific name:	Setophaga pensylvanica
Date:	June 12, 2021
Time:	8:00 a.m.
Length of time observed:	5 minutes
Number:	1
Age:
Sex:	Adult Male, breeding
Location:	Yellow Fork Canyon trailhead.
County:	Salt Lake
Latilong:	40.4647354, -112.0851494
Elevation:	~5,700 ft
Distance to bird:	30 yards
Optical equipment:	binoculars and a camera with a zoom lens
Weather:	75 degrees
Light Conditions:	Full sun, early morning sunlight
Description: Size of bird:	Small about 5"
(Description:) Basic Shape:	small roundish bird
(Description:) Overall Pattern:	Yellow head, black and white face, chestnut brown on sides
(Description:) Bill Type:	Small black bill
(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	Bright yellow crown. Black eye line from bill to back of head. White cheeks, with black whisker. Bright chestnut sides. White undersides with darker back with whitish/yellow wing bars. (see photos)
Song or call & method of delivery:	It was singing but don't recall the song or take a recording of it. Was singing at the top of the tree.
Behavior:	Singing and sitting atop a tree.
Habitat:	Deciduous wooded area.
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	Took multiple photographs and was pretty clear it was a Chestnut-sided Warbler.
Previous experience with this & similar species:	None. I was looking at something that I'd never seen before.
References consulted:	Did a Google Lens inquiry on the image. Also reference Natl Geographic field guide.
Description from:	From memory From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting
Observer:	Aaron Taylor
Observer's address:	3009 W Rockbridge Dr
Observer's e-mail address:	**
Other observers who independently identified this bird:	Mitchell Taylor, Jennifer Taylor (visiting from Battle Ground, WA).
Date prepared:	June 14, 2021
Additional material:	Photos
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