Unknown May 6 Warbler, Oakville ON

[BetCrooks]

Ok, yes, it's taken a long time to review some of the birds from last season. Still, maybe it makes a nice change from the id requests for 'real' birds outside at this time of year.

This warbler was in mixed forest (pine, hemlock, oak, maple, birch) along 16 mile creek in Oakville ON this spring in early May. There were also a Palm Warbler, several Yellow Rumped Warblers, a male Black Throated Blue warbler, a male Nashville, and chickadees around.

I'm posting the originals and copies with shadows brightened 30%. It could have a yellow wash reflected from foliage etc, but it seems to be ok. I can see 2 warblers in my guide that might be it: both were at that location during that week and both are common.

Any good guesses?

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[BetCrooks]

Here are the increased brightness for the shadows versions
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[mc]

this is a guess -- i cannot qualify it as a "good' guess..... cape may

[thouc]

I'm going with Pine Warbler.
Magnolia should have a black tail band. Cape May should be more streaked. Not sure I can completely rule out female Prairie Warbler, but they are very uncommon.

/Thomas

[Reuven_M]

Pine Warbler

[Paul O'Toole]

Good find in the winter, submit to eBird Canada as they do a good job with tracking bird data and sightings. Free to join and very useful to use also.

[thouc]

Good find in the winter, submit to eBird Canada as they do a good job with tracking bird data and sightings. Free to join and very useful to use also.

It was from May 6 per headline.

/Thomas

[BetCrooks]

My guesses were Pine Warbler and female Blackburnian. I really wanted it to be a Pine, as I could hear one singing in the area but I'm too poor at songs to report one based only on song.

The "great" photos were taken with 100mm macro lens from quite a distance. (There are wonderful wildflowers in 16 mile creek park.) By the time that I switched to a long lens, the warbler, of course, was long gone!

Thank you all for your help!

[mc]

thanks betcrooks, thouc and reuven......a learning experience for me!

[Paul O'Toole]

Opps  :oops: