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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: Anonymous on May 08, 2006, 01:25:13 AM

Title: Id help please.
Post by: Anonymous on May 08, 2006, 01:25:13 AM

I am fairly new to the small birds and I could use some assistance with these 2 birds. I looked them up in my book and one appears to be a black throated green warbler. I am probably wrong, so please set me straight. The other appears to be very close in appearance, different age maybe? Any help would be appreciated. thanks. I saw these 2 birds as well as the greater yellow legs in Thickson woods Sunday afternoon.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/GTRplr99/Blackthroatedgreenwarbler-1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/GTRplr99/Blackthroatedgreenwarbler3-1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v737/GTRplr99/Greateryellowlegs-2.jpg)

Title:
Post by: Kin Lau on May 08, 2006, 09:39:44 AM

#1 & 2 are Black-throated Green Warblers. #1 is male, #2 is female.

Title: Bird ID
Post by: Iain on May 08, 2006, 11:03:37 AM

The third pic is a Yellowlegs.  Tough to distinguish between Greater and Lesser without knowing the size.  I'd go with Greater just because this bird looks a bit too stocky to be a Lesser.  Greater Yellowlegs average 14 inches in length while Lessers are around 10.  Hope that helps.

Iain

Title: warbler and yellowlegs
Post by: Anonymous on May 08, 2006, 11:26:59 AM

Thanks for the assistance, very much appreciated. I thought the yellow legs was a greater, according to the book, the beak on the greater is roughly 1.5x the length of the head where the lesser has a beak about the same length as the head.