Mystery warbler (1 Viewer)

cspratt

Well-known member

• Apr 4, 2004

• #1

Can someone in North America help id this warbler. I don't think it is a yellow as
bit early for here (Victoria, BC). It may be an Wilson's or Orange Crowned.

 

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Warbler

Warbler Watcher

• Apr 4, 2004

• #2

Yes, I think it's a Wilson's Warbler. It's the only warbler that is yellow from the beak to the tail and that has dark tail feathers from underneath. Also the short pointy beak fits as well. It does seem early though for any warblers to be that far north already. At least that's how it is in n IL where we don't get our warblers for another couple weeks.

 

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streatham

Well-known member

• Apr 4, 2004

• #3

to my mind it looks a bit more like an orange-crowned - the shorter tail and more longer spikey bill say orange-crowned to me - not wilsons. Alsolooks to have feint streaking to me - plus lutescens migrates early spring wilsons is much later - late may for BC I would think. luke

 

Warbler

Warbler Watcher

• Apr 4, 2004

• #4

I agree, in the second photo it seems the bird has some streaks which looks like an Orange-crowned. But in the first photo it seems to have too much yellow on it for Orange-crowned and I don't see the streaks either. Doesn't the Orange-crowned have the brightest yellow on the undertail coverets? I don't see that in the pictures.

 

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streatham

Well-known member

• Apr 4, 2004

• #5

hi warbler - not on the west coast - the lutescens subspecies is very bright yellow underneath overall. luke

 

Katy Penland

Well-known member

• Apr 4, 2004

• #6

I'm with Luke on this one -- orange-crowned. It's too hard to see the underside of the tail on both photos but neither of them look light enough to yellow warbler. Plus the streaking in yellows is very noticeable, which isn't evident here. Which, of course, is also indicative of o-c.

 

Charles Harper

Régisseur

• Apr 4, 2004

• #7

I'll weigh in too. In addition to above comments, the slight eyeline would also indicate Orange-crowned. Yellow Warbler (if that's what you're speaking of, Katy) has the unmarked face with the beady eye, while Wilson's cheek is also quite plain.

 

Larry Lade

Moderator

• Apr 4, 2004

• #8

It looks like it is a little brighter yellow than most of the Orange-crowned Warblers I see here in Missouri. However, I do believe this is an Orange-crowned Warbler.

 

cspratt

Well-known member

• Apr 4, 2004

• #9

Thanks everyone - Orange-crowned it is. Sorry for the poor quality. New camera
new lens which is only a 28-135 and still learning how to process these images.