Confirmation for yellow-breasted chat, Georgia, USA, early september 2023. (1 Viewer)

[ignicapilla]

Hello, can someone please confirm if this is a yellow-breasted chat? Thanks!

 

[THE_FERN]

Yes. The yellow is paler than I'd expect so it may be a young bird (assume a female—no white moustachial streak).

 

[raymie]

Looks like it could be a parulid.

 

[Butty]

No white belly, no blackish lore, bill not terribly heavy. In September it might (just about?) be a juvenile and thus an unillustrated/rarely-photographed plumage. General appearance suggests one of the regular warbler-type warblers.

 

[birdmeister]

I'd suggest Pine Warbler, one of the stouter-billed warblers. The partial "spectacles" on the face fit Pine, too. Plus it's in a pine sp., which doesn't clinch it but can be a supporting clue

 

[ignicapilla]

Thanks everyone!

 

[THE_FERN]

I'd suggest Pine Warbler, one of the stouter-billed warblers. The partial "spectacles" on the face fit Pine, too. Plus it's in a pine sp., which doesn't clinch it but can be a supporting clue

Are we sure it is a pine plant/warbler? I'm not...

Not a great photo but I couldn't make it fit a wood warbler. I find the face pattern closer to the chat than anything else (eg I see white/dark lore although they're not marked; not on pine warbler). I can't be sure exactly what the underpart pattern is but I find the bill heavy and the right colour for the chat (pine's usually all dark, but when bicoloured a bit different to this), no sign of any wing bars (although difficult to be sure) etc

 

[Bismarck Honeyeater]

Philadelphia Vireo.

 

[raymie]

Not Philadelphia Vireo. After looking through The Warbler Guide, I agree with Pine Warbler.