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Robert / Seattle
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Thank you, but I looked at some photos of the gray flycatcher and don't see any green...is it ever greenish overall? Because the bird in my photographs was very distinctly greenish overall. The green color in my poor quality photo isn't just an artifact of the surrounding light from the green leaves.
Robert / Seattle
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Well, my second choice was a vireo of some sort -- this may be supported by what appears to be a distinct stripe behind the eye, bill shape and overall color.
Still could go either way for me, though.
Terry O'Nolley
Cow-headed Jaybird
Looks good for Orange-crowned Warbler (I have no idea why they named it that...). Any Empid. flycatcher would show obvious wing-bars and the bill of this bird is much thinner than a vireo's bill would be.
cavan wood
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I was thinking orange-crowned as well.
This is why they call it orange-crowned
http://www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/Diversity/birdbanding/images/Common%20Warblers/orange-crowned%20warbler.jpg
The orange is seldom seen in the field unless the bird is aggitated.
But notice the thin pointed beak on your bird. This is typical for Vermivora, which is the genus to which OC warbler belongs.
Scott
This is why they call it orange-crowned
http://www.sdgfp.info/Wildlife/Diversity/birdbanding/images/Common%20Warblers/orange-crowned%20warbler.jpg
The orange is seldom seen in the field unless the bird is aggitated.
But notice the thin pointed beak on your bird. This is typical for Vermivora, which is the genus to which OC warbler belongs.
Scott
Definitely a wood-warbler (Parulidae) of the Vermivora genus, not a flycatcher or vireo. Note bill length and thickness (horizontal and vertical), tail length, general coloration, and structure. In addition Robert, Gray Flycatchers have very specified habitat and altitude range.
Orange-crowned for me.
Orange-crowned for me.
Robert / Seattle
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Ah yes! My third choice.
Thanks again, everyone.
And enjoyed your gallery, Gentoo. I have the time (for the first time ever!) this year to pay close attention to the birds around my house. My "heritage" coast live oak had to come down last November, because it was diseased and dangerous. It was huge and had been in the yard for >80 years, and sheltered my entire back yard and was a landing spot for falcons and hawks. But now I can see all of the sky, overhead lines, and surrounding trees, and so the smaller birds are much more observable. In the course of being addicted to following the course of my backyard Cali towhee nest and emerging babies, I have seen and learned to name the OC warbler, bushtits, European starlings, house finches (beautiful), house sparrow, and probably a white-crowned sparrow, in addition to the usual obvious mockingbirds, hummingbirds, crows, pigeons, and lovely doves (they are also nesting in my yard). I'm wondering where all the jays have gone. They were everywhere until about a month ago.
And enjoyed your gallery, Gentoo. I have the time (for the first time ever!) this year to pay close attention to the birds around my house. My "heritage" coast live oak had to come down last November, because it was diseased and dangerous. It was huge and had been in the yard for >80 years, and sheltered my entire back yard and was a landing spot for falcons and hawks. But now I can see all of the sky, overhead lines, and surrounding trees, and so the smaller birds are much more observable. In the course of being addicted to following the course of my backyard Cali towhee nest and emerging babies, I have seen and learned to name the OC warbler, bushtits, European starlings, house finches (beautiful), house sparrow, and probably a white-crowned sparrow, in addition to the usual obvious mockingbirds, hummingbirds, crows, pigeons, and lovely doves (they are also nesting in my yard). I'm wondering where all the jays have gone. They were everywhere until about a month ago.
Gentoo
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Thank you!
