Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Tennessee Warbler
Scientific name:	Vermivora peregrina
Date:	Sep 23, 2022
Time:	10:00 am
Length of time observed:	20 seconds
Number:	one
Age:	Adult
Sex:	Male
Location:	Jordan River Parkway, below Bangerter Highway on one of the side trails near small lake.
County:	Salt Lake
Latilong:	40.492627, -111.926057
Elevation:	4469
Distance to bird:	10 feet
Optical equipment:	8 x 42 Binos
Weather:	Sunny, 60 deg F
Light Conditions:	Bright, sunny
Description: Size of bird:	Small, 4.75"
(Description:) Basic Shape:	Short tailed, large headed warbler.
(Description:) Overall Pattern:	Olive on head and back, yellow on underparts, gray on flanks, white under tail.
(Description:) Bill Type:	Small, very sharp bill
(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	Crown and sides of neck olive mottling, light yellow wash on underparts, flanks grayish , light eyebrow, dark eyeline, whitish underparts, with distinctive whitish undertail coverts.
Song or call & method of delivery:	Called several times with a sharp "stik".
Behavior:	Actively feeding. Hopping between branches.
Habitat:	Brushy woodland
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	Similar winter Orange-crowned Warbler has split eye-ring, yellow (not white) undertail coverts, indistinct breast and flank streaking, longer tail. Larger Warbling Vireo has thicker hooked bill and more distinct pale eyebrow than Tennessee Warbler.
Previous experience with this & similar species:	Several sightings of Tennessee Warbler in Utah and many sightings of Orange-crowned Warblers in Utah, one of our most common birds.
References consulted:	Sibley Guide to Birds, Stokes Field Guide to Birds, ebird
Description from:	Notes taken at the time of the sighting
Observer:	Rachel LeBlanc
Observer's address:	Herriman, UT
Observer's e-mail address:	**
Other observers who independently identified this bird:	None
Date prepared:	09/27/2022
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