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Warbler ID UTC Texas (1 Viewer)

rubonix

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My brother and I spent some days on the Upper Texas Coast this past week. Got to see a good selection of birds. At Sabine Woods on the morning of Saturday April 27th, my brother got this picture of one that we'd like ur comments on. We're thinking it's a Blue-winged, but are uncertain. The colors are a bit funny, but hope the picture gives enough info for an ID.

https://www.icloud.com/photostream/#A25M7GFP4GKk1

Thx in advance.

---Ruben Ayala
 
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This is not a classic Brewster's or Lawrence's Warbler, but the yellow patch on the wing is not usually found on any Blue-winged Warbler.

This situation may be somewhat analogous to the orioles we've had in the Lower Rio Grade Valley, called "Smudge" and "Son of Smudge" - hybrid birds that kind of defied easy ID.

You may have found a "Smudgy" Blue-winged Warbler.
 
Not much knowledge of hybrids either other than having seen pictures of classic Brewster's and Lawrence's, but at a best guess here I reckon Brewster's backcrossed with pure Blue-winged may give a female hybrid like this, largely resembling Blue-winged but with obvious yellow on the wing
 
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