Texas Warblers (1 Viewer)

rylirk

Well-known member

• May 12, 2019

• #1

I don't expect to be able to get a positive ID on #1. In the field I was fairly confident of Wilson's Warbler, so I just want to make sure there's nothing here that rules that out. No clue about #2, but I have video of it singing if that would help.

 

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Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

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• May 12, 2019

• #2

Do you have the numbers the wrong way round?

1 looks like Bell's Vireo. The other could easily be Wilson's Warbler. I don't see why not anyway.

 

rylirk

Well-known member

• May 12, 2019

• #3

Yes, I do have the numbers the wrong way round I will look up vireos, hadn't considered Vireos

 

rylirk

Well-known member

• May 12, 2019

• #4

Yup, Bell's Vireo matches the call Thanks!

 

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arcadillor

Well-known member

• May 13, 2019

• #5

1 is Bell's vireo
2 maybe prothonotary warbler,its bill is black and deep

 

rylirk

Well-known member

• May 13, 2019

• #6

Is bill colour a reliable feature on US warblers? Prothonotary would be very unusual here (but not unheard of)

 

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arcadillor

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• May 13, 2019

• #7

rylirk said:

Is bill colour a reliable feature on US warblers? Prothonotary would be very unusual here (but not unheard of)

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the bird has complete black bill,if not prothonotary,can be another yellow species like yellow warbler or hooded,but not Wilson's
Wilson's has pinkish bill base

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

Supporter

• May 13, 2019

• #8

arcadillor said:

the bird has complete black bill,if not prothonotary,can be another yellow species like yellow warbler or hooded,but not Wilson's
Wilson's has pinkish bill base

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I don't think it's possible to be certain that the bill is completely black from this picture.

 

rylirk

Well-known member

• May 13, 2019

• #9

Yellow warbler is common here, so I suspect the bird is a female yellow (no streaking on the belly at all as seen through bins)

 

Birdbrain22

Well-known member

• May 13, 2019

• #10

I like Yellow for the warbler. Definitely not a Protho though.

 

jmorlan

Hmmm. That's funny

Opus Editor

• May 14, 2019

• #11

Agree with Yellow Warbler. You can see yellow on the underside of the tail which rules out other candidates.