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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: argo12 on September 26, 2014, 06:17:27 AM

Title: Young Pine Warbler
Post by: argo12 on September 26, 2014, 06:17:27 AM

Good morning and thanks for your ongoing support.
My wife took this a couple of days ago and is curious.
Can you confirm its a young pine warbler...
thanks

Title: Re: Young Pine Warbler
Post by: Rotarran on September 26, 2014, 07:08:52 AM

That is an American Goldfinch.  Note the thick bill and yellowish wing bars.  Pine Warblers have much thinner and smaller bills and their wing bars are usually whiter and less pronounced compared to the bird in your picture.  Also Pine Warblers have darker and daintier legs and are quite a bit smaller (generally) than Goldfinches.