diff --git a/public/js/sighting.js b/public/js/sighting.js
index 421efe37a76f6afc81063a485aaafadf73cf1112..4e61d66cba69a9cb4f2e004ff21791801795e78c 100644
--- a/public/js/sighting.js
+++ b/public/js/sighting.js
@@ -163,12 +163,12 @@ function editSighting(sightingId) {
 }
 
 function populateSightingForm(sightingCard, sightingId) {
-    const catId = sightingCard.querySelector(".sighting-cat-id").textContent.trim();
+    // const catId = sightingCard.querySelector(".sighting-cat-id").textContent.trim();
     const sightingLocation = sightingCard.querySelector(".sighting-location").textContent.trim();
     const sightingDate = sightingCard.querySelector(".sighting-date").textContent.trim();
     const sightingTime = sightingCard.querySelector(".sighting-time").textContent.trim();
     const sightingDescription = sightingCard.querySelector(".sighting-description").textContent.trim();
-    console.log(catId, sightingId)
+    // console.log(catId, sightingId)
     // document.getElementById("edit-cat-name-select").value=catId;
     document.getElementById("edit-sighting-location").value = sightingLocation;
     document.getElementById("edit-date").value = sightingDate;