Sighting Record for Utah

Common name:	Chestnut-sided Warbler
Scientific name:	Setophaga pensylvanica
Date:	9/18/2026
Time:	9:56
Length of time observed:	~15 minutes
Number:	1
Age:
Sex:
Location:	Antelope Island - Garr Ranch
County:	Davis
Latilong:
Elevation:
Distance to bird:	8 feet
Optical equipment:	Bins; zoom camera
Weather:	70*, spotting was during the calm between two heavy rainstorms.
Light Conditions:	Overcast
Description: Size of bird:	Small
(Description:) Basic Shape:	Thin, long-tailed warbler
(Description:) Overall Pattern:	Silvery white underside with bright, lime green head and back.
(Description:) Bill Type:	Thin and pointed
(Description:) Field Marks and Identifying Characteristics:	Small warbler with bright lime green on head, back, and wing. Underside is a bright, grayish white. (see photos)
Song or call & method of delivery:
Behavior:	Feeding; flitting back and forth between two elms; moving down each branch eating before flying up to the next and moving down again.
Habitat:	Mid-canopy in elm trees.
Similar species and how were they eliminated:	Before I was able to get a clear view through my bins, I initially saw just the chartreuse back and the silvery gray belly. Chestnut-sided warbler, red-eyed vireo, and Tennessee warbler all went through my head as possibilities. Once I got a clear view, though the vireo and Tennessee warbler were eliminated due to the bright lime head.
Previous experience with this & similar species:	I saw this species briefly last year.
References consulted:	Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America
Description from:	From photo(s) taken at the time of the sighting
Observer:	Jen Hitt
Observer's address:	Farmington, UT 84025
Observer's e-mail address:	**
Other observers who independently identified this bird:
Date prepared:	9/19/2026
Additional material:	Photos
Additional comments:	[eBitd checklist]