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Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: bronco on September 02, 2015, 05:20:30 PM

Title: Warbler I think - but which one?
Post by: bronco on September 02, 2015, 05:20:30 PM

Any help will be most appreciated - thanks in advance

(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s539/bronco1941/2015-09-02-184-2_zpskwshbtmd.jpg)
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Title: Re: Warbler I think - but which one?
Post by: thouc on September 03, 2015, 12:48:36 PM

1. With the yellow undertail coverts I can't get it to anything else than an Orange-crowned Warbler, even if the belly is much whiter than usual and it's early for them.
2-3. Bay-breasted Warbler. Dark legs, fairly unstreaked flanks with some buff colour in the last picture and fairly wide wing bars point to Bay-breasted rather than Blackpoll.

/Thomas

Title: Re: Warbler I think - but which one?
Post by: bronco on September 03, 2015, 08:44:43 PM

Thanks Thomas, always appreciate your guidance.
Here's another image of the first bird - it provides a look at the legs and the "undertail coverts" - could it possibly be a Tennessee Warbler??

(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s539/bronco1941/2015-09-02-200_zpsbejzuptb.jpg)

Cheers, Gary

Title: Re: Warbler I think - but which one?
Post by: thouc on September 04, 2015, 11:54:09 AM

The overall impression is more of a Tennessee Warbler, and the undertail coverts look more white in the second picture, although they are a bit obscured. Could the yellow impression in the first picture be a photographic effect?

Title: Re: Warbler I think - but which one?
Post by: bronco on September 04, 2015, 03:06:32 PM

Thomas, here are 2 other images with no editing other than cropping. Hope they'll help.
As always, many thanks

(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s539/bronco1941/2015-09-02-176_zpshhsgy6gn.jpg)
(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s539/bronco1941/2015-09-02-201_zpsbwjs0hqw.jpg)

Title: Re: Warbler I think - but which one?
Post by: Brian Bailey on September 04, 2015, 10:19:15 PM

I agree with Tennessee. I think the angle of the first image is confusing and it's not actually the under tail coverts that are visible in that case shot.


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Title: Re: Warbler I think - but which one?
Post by: bronco on September 05, 2015, 06:21:54 AM

Thanks, Thomas & Brian for you help with this.

Cheers, Gary