Outdoor Ontario

Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: BetCrooks on September 15, 2014, 08:30:08 AM

Title: Palm?
Post by: BetCrooks on September 15, 2014, 08:30:08 AM

This little one was either in a bush when a huge flock of goldfinches arrived or was flying with them. Anyway, when I looked at my photos of finches, I found one that was "not the same."

Is it a Palm Warbler? Or something else? It seems a bit streaky on the upper chest.

[attachment=0:11sizmur]PossiblePalmWarbler.jpg[/attachment:11sizmur]

The Least Bittern was a lot easier to figure out!

Title: Re: Palm?
Post by: beresford on September 15, 2014, 10:34:49 AM

Yep, its a palm.

The faint streaking, prominent eyebrow and yellow undertail coverts are all tells.

Cheers
TIm

Title: Re: Palm?
Post by: BetCrooks on September 15, 2014, 01:49:39 PM

Thanks! The tips are helpful for the next one, too!