Warbler, Northern Virginia (Nov. 30, 2017) (1 Viewer)

howiewu

Well-known member

• Nov 30, 2017

• #1

Hi,

I took this one today in Northern Virginia. First instinct is a Pine Warbler. Am I wrong?

Thanks in advance,
Howard

 

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Little SuperBirder

Addicted to Birds

• Nov 30, 2017

• #2

That's a Yellow-rumped Warbler. Pine Warblers tend to have a bigger bill and less of a contrasting facial pattern, although that varies.

 

rockfowl

Mark Andrews

• Nov 30, 2017

• #3

Agreed.

 

howiewu

Well-known member

• Nov 30, 2017

• #4

Thanks. There are certainly a lot of Yellow-rumped Warblers in the area, but somehow I thought this one looked different. Maybe it's the lighting (near sunset), its belly and throat looked more yellow than usual to me ...

 

KC Foggin

Very, very long time member

Supporter

• Nov 30, 2017

• #5

its belly and throat looked more yellow than usual to me ...

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Then quite possibly the Audubon variety of the Yellow Rumped Warbler.

 

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birdmeister

Well-known member

• Nov 30, 2017

• #6

howiewu said:

Thanks. There are certainly a lot of Yellow-rumped Warblers in the area, but somehow I thought this one looked different. Maybe it's the lighting (near sunset), its belly and throat looked more yellow than usual to me ...

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Certainly a Yellow-rumped Warbler. My first thought was also that it might have "Audobon's" genes in it, unless the throat color is a photo artifact.

 

AlexC

Aves en Los Ángeles

Opus Editor

• Dec 1, 2017

• #7

That supercillium strikes me as Myrtley more so than Audubon's, but certainly a Yellow-rump.

 

Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Dec 1, 2017

• #8

I agree with AlexC.

 

Birdbrain22

Well-known member

• Dec 1, 2017

• #9

I like "Myrtle" Yellow-rumped here.

 

Tiraya

San Diego CA

• Dec 2, 2017

• #10

Myrtle is my impression, but they do hybridize very widely. At least, that's what the number of hybrid birds in the west tells me.