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Confusing Fall Warblers (1 Viewer)
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Scottfla72
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#3 - Tennessee Warbler
Scottfla72
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Actually - think #4 might be the same - Tennessee Warbler (#3 & #4 = Females...?)
Tero
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I searched the forum for this topic.
I had a Warbler this week in a St Louis park that had a clear, complete eye ring, so I am thinking Nashville. There was almost no yellow, just the olive on top and a buff color below. The eye rings seemed to connect in a spectacle appearance. But then it got confusing. My bird had the wing bars just like the bird in the fifth picture. No longer fits Nashville.
Ideas?
It is too late in the season for Chestnut Sided here, but that would be another guess.
I had a Warbler this week in a St Louis park that had a clear, complete eye ring, so I am thinking Nashville. There was almost no yellow, just the olive on top and a buff color below. The eye rings seemed to connect in a spectacle appearance. But then it got confusing. My bird had the wing bars just like the bird in the fifth picture. No longer fits Nashville.
Ideas?
It is too late in the season for Chestnut Sided here, but that would be another guess.
In my experience female/immature Chestnut-sided Warblers are almost lime-green above and look capped because of the grey face sides. If your bird were one of those I think you would have indentified it without any trouble since they seem pretty distinctive: http://meyersm.home.mindspring.com/Northern_California/Sacramento_Valley/Chestnut-sided_Warbler_Gristmill_10-1-04.jpg
With two wings bars I'm thinking along the lines of a dull 1st-year female Pine Warbler or Bay-breasted.
With two wings bars I'm thinking along the lines of a dull 1st-year female Pine Warbler or Bay-breasted.
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Tero
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Yes, thanks, that looks very close, will study that a bit. There was no yellow on the sides.
I looked at some books, and one that I don't have, the Smithsonian guide, had a picture that was a very close match. So my warbler was a vireo.
I had seen several odd warblers in this area through Oct so I was just thinking warbler.
I looked at some books, and one that I don't have, the Smithsonian guide, had a picture that was a very close match. So my warbler was a vireo.
I had seen several odd warblers in this area through Oct so I was just thinking warbler.
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Tero
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Added:
also found someone else at same site Oct 16 posting
There were some good birds there anyway:
nice male BLACK-THROATED GREEN warb.
ORANGE-CROWNED warb.
Several Golden Crowned Kinglets, Brown creepers
WOOD THRUSH, Hermit thrushes, thought someone saw a Swainson's (?)
Fox sparrows
WINTER WREN
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
also found someone else at same site Oct 16 posting
There were some good birds there anyway:
nice male BLACK-THROATED GREEN warb.
ORANGE-CROWNED warb.
Several Golden Crowned Kinglets, Brown creepers
WOOD THRUSH, Hermit thrushes, thought someone saw a Swainson's (?)
Fox sparrows
WINTER WREN
BLUE-HEADED VIREO
Tero
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Well, we get some sparrow migrants, but only have seen fox sparrow in spring. No, the list was someome that spends hours a week in that city park. I have never seen several warblers that do go through here.voguedog said:YEAH! I think the blue-headed vireos quite attractive, and rather friendly, too. So- did you see all the other birds listed, too? Most of our migrants have gone south by now |
Robin
