Verification of Unusual
Sight Record
For Utah
Rec. # 2026-102
| Common name: |
Chestnut-sided Warbler |
| Scientific name: | Setophaga pensylvanica |
| Date: | 11/2/2026 |
| Time: | 5:11 PM |
| Length of time observed: | 30 seconds |
| Number: | 1 |
| Age: | Unknown |
| Sex: | Female/immature male |
| Location: | Buffalo Ranch Pond |
| County: | Davis |
| Latilong: | 40.97784333333333, -111.93998497222222 |
| Elevation: | |
| Distance to bird: | 10 ft |
| Optical equipment: | Binoculars Vortex Diamondback 10x42 |
| Weather: | Lightly cloudy |
| Light Conditions: | Sunset |
| Description: Size of bird: | Roughly 3-5 in wide x 2-3 in tall |
| (Description:) Basic Shape: | Round (feathers erected, skulking) |
| (Description:) Overall Pattern: | Lime green and light gray |
| (Description:) Bill Type: | Slender, probing |
|
(Description:)
Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics: |
Slender black warbler bill, light gray undersides with
seemingly no chestnut coloration. White eyering. Bright yellow-green
crown and yellow back. Dark legs. Two light-brown or pale-yellow
wingbars on dark, black wings. (see photos) |
| Song or call & method of delivery: | Not heard. |
| Behavior: | Skulking, frequent hopping and looking around. |
| Habitat: | Riparian, in underbrush alongside a pond. |
| Similar
species and
how were they eliminated: |
White eyering is contrary to bay-breasted warblers of similar age/sex, which lack an eyering. Also had pale but coloured wingbars, unlike the white wingbars on bay-breasted warblers. |
| Previous
experience with this & similar species: |
No prior experience with this species or bay-breasted warbler. Most
similar species experience would likely be MacGillivray's warbler or other warblers native to Utah. Prior sightings in same location (posted to eBird) and allaboutbirds.org's ID info |
| References consulted: | From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting |
| Description from: | Notes made later |
| Observer: | Jordan Martell |
| Observer's address: | Glasmann Way |
| Observer's e-mail address: | ** |
| Other observers who independently identified this bird: | Julie Martell |
| Date prepared: | 11/10/2026 |
| Additional material: | Photos |
| Additional comments: | Submitted upon request to do so by Colby Neuman via eBird. |