Migrant warbler for ID, Shenandoah, Virginia (1 Viewer)

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Terry O'Nolley

Cow-headed Jaybird

• Oct 7, 2007

• #1

Saw this today at Shenandoah Natl. Park. It was a great day for thrushes and tanagers. I sat at one spot in the forest for about 45 minutes and every minute there were thrushes and tanagers and warblers passing through.

Anyways, I got a fairly good look at this warbler and nothing jumped to mind. I checked my Peterson Warbler's book and it looks like it might fit for Blackpoll Warbler.

This is only the second banded bird I have ever seen (the first was an Osprey).

 

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birderbf

Wild, Wild West ................... ern Spindalis

• Oct 7, 2007

• #2

Blackpoll it is! Notice the wingbars, faintly streaked sides of the breast, and the dull lemon wash to the underside.

 

prairiemerlin

registered guy

• Oct 8, 2007

• #3

Also note the yellowish feet. Very cool to see a banded bird, and very rare especially on a small migrant bird like this! Are there any banding stations nearby?? It's a pity you couldn't get the number...

Neil G.

 

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Terry O'Nolley

Cow-headed Jaybird

• Oct 8, 2007

• #4

Thanks for the confirmations!

I think Patuxent National Wildlife Research Refuge operates banding stations, but they are quite a ways to the east and north of this sighting. I am guessing that if they were the ones that banded this bird, it wasn't during this fall migration.

I tried to read the number, but there was just no way. I did notice that there didn't seem to be any color coding on the band.

 

Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Oct 8, 2007

• #5

I agree, and grumble that I haven't seen a Blackpoll this fall. Maybe tomorrow morning.