Hi All,
I spent some time observing the bird in question and went home and studied the
field guides and photos taken. The eye ring is mostly complete, unlike the
arcs of the MacGillivray’s Warbler. The eye ring is not as bold as the
Connecticut and the underside yellow is brighter than the Connecticut’s. Also,
the under tail coverts do not seem as long as Connecticut’s. So, I agree with
Joe’s assessment of a female Mourning Warbler.
Jim
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On May 11, 2020, at 12:31 PM, Anthony Hewetson <fattonybirds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
To my eye, the eyering is split and there is dark smudging anterior to the
eye, ruling out Connecticut. Also the primary projection appears to be
short, giving the bird a long-tailed look which is also inconsistent with
Connecticut. I think this is a pretty good candidate for MacGillivrays' ...
though I could be wrong.
Anthony Hewetson
On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 10:50 AM Joe Cochran <JCochran2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I saw Jim Crites at Clapp Park this morning and we tracked this bird for a
while and at first I was thinking it was a MacGillivray’s but now I’m
leaning toward Mourning Warbler – see what you think:
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