Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Yellow-throated Vireo
Scientific name:	Vireo flavifrons
Date:	4/27/2023
Time:	9:21 AM
Length of time observed:	5 seconds
Number:	1
Age:	Unknown
Sex:	Unknown
Location:	Pine Valley, Utah
County:	Washington
Latilong:	37�'00.7"N 113�'11.9"W
Elevation:	2000 meters
Distance to bird:	40 feet
Optical equipment:	Canon R5 Camera with 500 mm lens
Weather:	Sunny
Light Conditions:	Good, but backlit
Description: Size of bird:	Small
(Description:) Basic Shape:	Perching songbird
(Description:) Overall Pattern:	Yellow breast and head, white belly
(Description:) Bill Type:	Pointy and shorter than head
(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	Grayish yellow head with brighter yellow chin and breast. Bright yellow eye ring with a dark horizontal streak running from base of bill to other side of eye ring. White underbelly. Gray wings and tail with white streaks in places. (see photos)
Song or call & method of delivery:	Did not observe.
Behavior:	Perched in bare tree for a few moments.
Habitat:	Mixed forest with pines and some deciduous trees.
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	Pine warbler. Bill is thicker than Pine warbler and also has a little hook at the end. Lacks the streaks on the breast and sides that Pine warblers have.
Previous experience with this & similar species:	None
References consulted:	Seek app.
Description from:	From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting
Observer:	Van Strohm
Observer's address:	2396 Tavimaus Cir, St. George, UT 84770
Observer's e-mail address:	**
Other observers who independently identified this bird:
Date prepared:	4/28/2023
Additional material:	Photos
Additional comments:	Photos were sent to Bryant Olsen from Tracy Aviary & Botanical Garden for assistance with identification.