Posted by Luke Ormand on October 20, 2009 at 2:32 PM
I really have no idea on this one... (though I suppose I should). I'm going with some sort of fall warbler... help me out guys, thanks.
- Luke
Posted by Luke Ormand on October 20, 2009 at 2:49 PM
Fred:
It's not a yellow rumped, they have a patch of yellow on their rump, and on their throat and the rest of the bird is brown.
- Luke
Posted by Mia McPherson on October 20, 2009 at 3:11 PM
I can't tell if this bird has streaking on it's breast, but I'd say it looks like a Palm Warbler because of the yellow supercilium and the light/white below the orbital ring.
Hope some one more experienced with warblers than I can confirm that.
Posted by Richard Ditch on October 20, 2009 at 5:17 PM
I'm for Palm Warbler on this. The facial pattern (yellow supercilium, bottom eye crescent, dark cheek, dark crown), lack of wingbars are good for Palm Warbler. This is more color in the tail than I recall on these common birds of the mid Atlantic coast.
Seeing it you should have noticed the bird pumping its tail a lot - one of the first things birders look for with this species.
Posted by Luke Ormand on October 20, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Rich, I did notice the tail pumping and Palm Warbler seems spot on after looking the bird up on Cornell's site. Thanks to you and Lia
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4 replies- Luke
It's not a yellow rumped, they have a patch of yellow on their rump, and on their throat and the rest of the bird is brown.
- Luke
Hope some one more experienced with warblers than I can confirm that.
Seeing it you should have noticed the bird pumping its tail a lot - one of the first things birders look for with this species.