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maitreya

Well-known member

• May 11, 2004

• #1

What is this bird?

I'll try just posting this with no hints to start with.

 

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gthang

Ford Focus Fanatic: mmmmmm... 3.1415926535.....

• May 11, 2004

• #2

Well, must be a Sparrow of some sort. maybe Vesper or Lark?

 

gthang

Ford Focus Fanatic: mmmmmm... 3.1415926535.....

• May 11, 2004

• #3

Probably a Vesper Sparrow.

 

Warbler

Warbler Watcher

• May 11, 2004

• #4

Ummm, I'm thinking it's a Black-throated Gray Warbler.

 

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Bluetail

Senior Moment

• May 11, 2004

• #5

Pretty sure it's a warbler too. Not at all certain which, but I think Blackpoll Warbler.

 

Warbler

Warbler Watcher

• May 11, 2004

• #6

Bluetail, I think you've got it! That tail matches perfectly (short, black tipped corners, and black at the corners of the base).

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• May 11, 2004

• #7

My first thought was Black & White Warbler, but the photo's from Oregon, so I'll go with Black-throated Gray too. The flank streaks are surely too heavy for Blackpoll.

Michael

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

Supporter

• May 11, 2004

• #8

Despite the photographer being in Oregon and out of range, I think this looks like a Black and White Warbler. The flank streaks are long lines rather than loosely connected streaks as on Black-throated Grey (not that I've seen one!) and it seems to have some dark streaks on the undertail coverts, which finishes in a dark band. B-t G Warbler should be very white and unmarked on the undertail and undertail coverts. But I may well be talking cobblers on this.

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• May 11, 2004

• #9

Hi Andrew,

Fifebirder said:

The flank streaks are long lines rather than as on Black-throated Grey.

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The B-t G Wbls I got in Oregon looked to me to have pretty much solid lines, not loosely connected streaks. Can't remember the under-tail though (if I even saw it!)

Michael

 

maitreya

Well-known member

• May 11, 2004

• #10

Fifebirder is correct

Fifebirder said:

Despite the photographer being in Oregon and out of range, I think this looks like a Black and White Warbler. The flank streaks are long lines rather than loosely connected streaks as on Black-throated Grey (not that I've seen one!) and it seems to have some dark streaks on the undertail coverts, which finishes in a dark band. B-t G Warbler should be very white and unmarked on the undertail and undertail coverts. But I may well be talking cobblers on this.

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Nice work Fifebirder. This is an adult male Black and White Warbler. Black and White Warbler was formerly a review species in Oregon, but is no longer on the review list. It is seen more years than not during spring migration at Fields and at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters in Harney County.

Maitreya

 

Rasmus Boegh

BF member

• May 11, 2004

• #11

The Black-throated Gray Warblers I have seen all appeared to have rather uni-colored white undertail-coverts, unlike Black-and-White Warbler. Therefore to me the bird on the photo seems more like B-and-W Warbler. The black streaks on the flanks in B-T Gray Warbler depends somewhat on sex & age, adult males having black lines that are quite similar to those in B-and-W Warbler. On basis of undertail-coverts I'd go for Black-and-White Warbler, even if outside normal range.

Added later: Oops! It seems Maitreya gave an absolutely clear answer before I managed to post my thread! :scribe:

 

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