Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Tennessee Warbler
Scientific name:	Leiothlypis peregrina
Date:	05/17/25
Time:	8:00AM roughly
Length of time observed:	10-15 seconds
Number:	1
Age:	adult
Sex:	female
Location:	Utah Lake North Shore
County:	Utah County
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Elevation:
Distance to bird:	20 ft.
Optical equipment:	Vortex 10x42's
Weather:	morning, clear skies, no wind.
Light Conditions:	decent lighting. bird moved out of shade and into shade
Description: Size of bird:	medium size warbler
(Description:) Basic Shape:	warbler with long bill
(Description:) Overall Pattern:	white under, yellow chest throat and head, yellow back.
(Description:) Bill Type:	long for a warbler.
(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	while looking for a Grosbeak calling deep in a Russian Olive, two OCWA/TEWA type warblers hopped into view in the same tree. the first one i ID'd as a female TEWA. overall bright yellow, Greenish on the back, dark eyeline and light supercilium, and most importantly white UTC's visible. I didn't see any streaking in the chest or sides. the second warbler was an OCWA. streaked sides and yellow UTC's clearly visible as a contrast to the bird seen before it. we lost both birds pretty quickly and never relocated for photos.
Song or call & method of delivery:	silent
Behavior:	rapid foraging like a typical migrant.
Habitat:	russian olives on the north end of the grove at north shore.
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	OCWA; compared directly. lacked streaking, overall lemon yellow, white UTC's and a dark eyeline all rule out OCWA.
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Description from:
Observer:	McKay Olson
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Observer's e-mail address:	**
Other observers who independently identified this bird:	Esther Sumner
Date prepared:	11/13/25
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