Eastern Ontario, yellow warbler? (1 Viewer)

[Sandra_ON]

Good morning, I photographed this little bird this morning in Smiths Falls, Ontario. I'm pretty sure it's a yellow warbler but could it be a juvenile female maybe?

Appreciate your help.

Sandra

 

[tom baxter]

Yes, Yellow Warbler. Beautiful photo, I like the composition with the leaves.

 

[Sandra_ON]

Yes, Yellow Warbler. Beautiful photo, I like the composition with the leaves.

Thank you Tom!

 

[cafe birder]

As someone fairly inexperienced in the wood warblers I would suspect Nashville because of the eye ring. Is this a trick of the light caused by the angle of the photograph please?

 

[KC Foggin]

As someone fairly inexperienced in the wood warblers I would suspect Nashville because of the eye ring. Is this a trick of the light caused by the angle of the photograph please?

Might also think about a Wilson's Warbler.

 

[tom baxter]

Wilson’s warbler would have all black under the tail, which is very noticeable from the angle often observed (when standing below it in a tree). I don’t know that I have ever seen a Wilson’s Warbler lacking a black cap ie. a taiga female. The pacific race of Wilson’s Warblers seem to all have black caps regardless of sex. Nashville warbler would have white eye arcs or usually a complete eye ring, as well as a gray crown cap that is highly contrasting with the yellow throat (forming solid well defined boarders with the cheeks). Also they would have white around the vent area. Yellow warbler often have nice yellow eye rings like this even though it is not exemplified in many field guides.

 

[KC Foggin]

I should have added that possibly a female or juvenile.

 

[Sandra_ON]

Might also think about a Wilson's Warbler.

No it is an actual ring around the eye. Thank you.

 

[Sandra_ON]

I should have added that possibly a female or juvenile.

I thought originally it was a juvenile female yellow warbler.

 

[Sandra_ON]

Wilson’s warbler would have all black under the tail, which is very noticeable from the angle often observed (when standing below it in a tree). I don’t know that I have ever seen a Wilson’s Warbler lacking a black cap ie. a taiga female. The pacific race of Wilson’s Warblers seem to all have black caps regardless of sex. Nashville warbler would have white eye arcs or usually a complete eye ring, as well as a gray crown cap that is highly contrasting with the yellow throat (forming solid well defined boarders with the cheeks). Also they would have white around the vent area. Yellow warbler often have nice yellow eye rings like this even though it is not exemplified in many field guides.

This is another photo I took, don't know that it's any better.

 

[birdmeister]

The only thing I can add to Tom's great points above is that Yellow Warbler's all-yellow cast to the tail above and below is unique to that species among the wood-warblers.