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Birding5000 said:

Saw a bird passing through the other day (NE in the US) that I hadn't seen before, I haven't seen since. I would say it had body markings similar to a chickadee, but it had a yellow head. It wasn't a goldfinch, as none of the body was yellow, just it's head. Tried looking in books and on the net haven't been able to find anything resembling this bird as of yet. As for size, I would say maybe a little bigger than a tufted titmouse. The beak was a paleish yellow.

Any guesses welcome, sorry I coudln't provide a picture or better detail as it didn't stay put for more than a few seconds.

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Gentoo said:

I know there is a more logical guess than this but the only thing I could think of at this point that resembles what you saw is a Verdin

http://www.maricopa.gov/envsvc/WATER/VECTOR/birdpics/verdin.JPG

Which doesn't make any sense for the NE US.

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Birding5000 said:

I just had a couple more out there about 5 mins after I made my first post. I was wrong about the beak, it is black. It almost looks like a black throated green warbler, but without the black throat. As for the guess, the body is much darker, think black capped chickadee...with a yellow head.

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cavan wood said:

I was thinking also of this one.

http://www.alanmurphyphotography.com/Galleryimagesfromemail/Blackburnian-Warbler-3.jpg

Scott

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