male Magnolia Warbler fall plumage (1 Viewer)

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49bentley

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• Oct 20, 2017

• #1

Can someone confirm/identify this to be a male Magnolia Warbler fall plumage? Taken in Port Credit Ontario in Oct.
Thanks
Chris

 

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njlarsen

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• Oct 20, 2017

• #2

Any view of the underside of the tail?

Niels

 

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49bentley

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• Oct 20, 2017

• #3

Here's only one I have.

 

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birdmeister

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• Oct 20, 2017

• #4

I can only confirm that it's a Magnolia. No comments on age or sex, unfortunately.

 

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49bentley

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• Oct 20, 2017

• #5

Thanks Birdmeister and Niels.

 

KC Foggin

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• Oct 20, 2017

• #6

My feelings are that this is a Fall, immature male.

 

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49bentley

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• Oct 20, 2017

• #7

Thanks KC.

 

njlarsen

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• Oct 20, 2017

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That undertail pattern is as far as I understand pretty unique for Magnolia. Comparing with Sibley, it seems the first winter female can be excluded based on the stripes on the back. Of the remaining types, I am not sure.

Niels

 

JANJ

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• Oct 21, 2017

• #9

Here's some birds in the hand where some age key feathers are shown, such as the shape of the tail feather tips and other characters.
By looking at your pic showing the undertail it would then seem that your bird is a fall adult.

http://www.migrationresearch.org/mbo/id/mawa.html

JanJ

 

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49bentley

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• Oct 21, 2017

• #10

Thanks JanJ and Niels.