Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Blackpoll Warbler
Scientific name:	Setophaga striata
Date:	October 19, 2023
Time:	2:40 p.m.
Length of time observed:	5 minutes
Number:	1
Age:	Unknown, possible 1yr
Sex:	Unknown
Location:	Antelope Island SP--Garr Ranch
County:	Davis County
Latilong:	40�'30.2"N 112�'00.9"W
Elevation:	4,240 ft
Distance to bird:	15-30 ft
Optical equipment:	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 digital bridge camera
Weather:	Sunny, 80 deg, wind 0-5 mph
Light Conditions:	Some direct sun, some shade under tree cover.
Description: Size of bird:	5-6 in long
(Description:) Basic Shape:	Round, puffy warbler
(Description:) Overall Pattern:	Yellowish head and back; white belly; yellow, black and white wings, black and white tail
(Description:) Bill Type:	Straight and thin, slightly decurved top bill. Primarily dark.
(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	Green-yellow head and back, black stripes on the back/mantle, a weak black eyeline, 2 bright white wingbars, yellow edges to flight feathers, appears to be white edges to tertials, yellowish breast to a whitish belly, and light black streaking on the flanks, long undertail coverts compared to short tail, orange feet (unclear on leg color). (see photos)
Song or call & method of delivery:	No song or call observed.
Behavior:	This bird was flitting in the trees about 10-20 feet off the ground.
Habitat:	Small copse of trees on dry grassland/prairie on island in the Great Salt Lake.
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	Small bill eliminated goldfinches. Ruby-crowned Kinglet: visible black eyeline without wide white arcs on sides of eyes, no black bar under lower white wingbar, no red on crown, smaller forehead angle, greater contrast between back and belly. Bay-breasted Warbler: no contrasting collar on nape, no chestnut color observed anywhere, white underside created greater contrast above/below than expected for Bay-breasted, orange feet instead of dark. Pine Warbler: streaking on back, orange feet instead of dark, long UnTC/short tail. Cape May Warbler: brighter white wing bars, whiter/lighter belly and throat, no significant streaking on throat. Blackburnian Warbler: no orange wash observed anywhere, no triangular face patch, finer supercilium. Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler: some yellow in throat, visible eyeline, relatively short tail without strong black border. Palm Warbler: finer supercilium, relatively short tail, no brown/rufous cap, white UnTC.
Previous experience with this & similar species:	Would be my first confirmed observation of this species. Beginner to intermediate experience with warblers overall.
References consulted:	The Warbler Guide (Stephenson and Whittle); www.allaboutbirds.org; ABA's What's This Bird Facebook group:
Description from:	From memory From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting
Observer:	John Kip Robinson
Observer's address:	2526 Chain Bridge Road #202, Vienna, VA 22181
Observer's e-mail address:	**
Other observers who independently identified this bird:	N/A. Although 2 commenters on What's This Bird on Facebook confirmed Blackpoll, and the observation with 5 pics was accepted on eBird.
Date prepared:	October 26, 2023
Additional material:	5 photos sent to eBird will be emailed.
Additional comments:	This observation was accepted on eBird. I was encouraged to submit this report by Colby Neuman. I have ~250 pics total (many partially obscured)--please let me know if any specific angles are requested. I will email the 5 pics I submitted to the eBird checklist for starters. The 5 submitted pics are already in the Macaulay Library. I am fine with any other displaying or archiving required.