Warbling Vireo? - Eastern Ontario, Canada (1 Viewer)

[Gordon W]

Seen this morning in eastern Ontario, Canada, I think this is a warbling vireo, but not at all certain. Can someone confirm or correct that ID?

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

Yes, a Warbling Vireo. Nice shot.

 

[Butty]

Throat has a rather yellowish-buff tinge (rather than being whitish) and tail is rather short, both of which suggest Philadelphia vireo. But, other than that, I don't know how you would identify it.

 

[Gordon W]

Throat has a rather yellowish-buff tinge (rather than being whitish) and tail is rather short, both of which suggest Philadelphia vireo. But, other than that, I don't know how you would identify it.

I had wondered about it being a Philadelphia vireo when I was trying to ID it, but had never seen one around here before. Here are a couple more shots of it, but don't know if these show anything more useful than the first one.

 

[D Halas]

It's a Warbling Vireo. The lores aren't dark enough for Philadelphia Vireo.

 

[Butty]

The lore feature is highly variable. In this case it seems to be within variation for Philadelphia vireo.

 

[connorco]

Agree with Warbling Vireo here. It doesn't look right structurally for Philly, which typically look much 'cuter' then this. Philly's are also almost always more yellow on the breast and flanks than this bird.

 

[Microtus]

It's a Warbling Vireo.