[wisb] Re: ID Help/Pleasant Valley (Dane Co.)
- From: Ryan Brady <ryanbrady10@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <calocitta8@xxxxxxxxx>, <mikeduchek@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:15:33 -0600
Mike, I agree the first bird is a Tennessee Warbler, although to my knowledge
age/sex classes cannot be determined without bird in hand, except for adult
males, which your bird is not. Among other features your bird most notably has
white undertail coverts -- these are some shade of yellow in Orange-crowned
Warbler. Check out the WI eBird story on this identification issue at:
http://ebird.org/content/wi/news/tricky-fall-warblers-orange-crowned-warbler
I agree with Jesse about the second bird.
On another note, the back end of the migration is underway up north here with
influxes of Yellow-rumped and Palm Warblers, along with my first Ruby-crowned
Kinglets of the year.
Ryan Brady
Washburn, Bayfield County, WI
http://www.pbase.com/rbrady
> Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:05:55 -0500
> Subject: [wisb] Re: ID Help/Pleasant Valley (Dane Co.)
> From: calocitta8@xxxxxxxxx
> To: mikeduchek@xxxxxxxxxxx; wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Mike-
> I think your first bird is a hatch-year female Tennessee. From the glimpses
> of color, she seems too bright and yellow for an orange-crowned.
>
> And the second guy is a hatch-year Common yellowthroat, just getting his
> mask in.
>
> Jesse
>
> On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Mike Duchek wrote:
>
>> Went to Pleasant Valley Conservancy near Black Earth this morning. Only
>> had a little time to go look but very nice day and a fair amount of activity
>> there. After not hearing or seeing red-headed woodpeckers there all summer,
>> today was the opposite. At one point up on the hill there were what seemed
>> like at least 5 around me. Very chatty and vocal at times and doing their
>> "screams." Did not see any juveniles for sure, but I'm guessing they were
>> there. Other 4 species (D, H, RB and flicker) of woodpeckers there too.
>>
>>
>>
>> Also many pink legged/pink billed sparrows there - I assume field sparrows.
>>
>>
>>
>> Up on top near where the prairie up there begins and the savannah/woods
>> ends there was some warbler and other activity.
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>>
>>
>> This one looks to me like orange crowned warbler but not the best shot so
>> not sure.
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>> http://image75.webshots.com/175/6/37/31/2018637310059461204ZbOpfN_fs.jpg
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>> This one I am not sure. No obvious eye ring.
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>> http://image55.webshots.com/855/4/79/76/2788479760059461204VXlPHq_fs.jpg
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>> http://image75.webshots.com/175/7/98/85/2800798850059461204zIgKhM_fs.jpg
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>> Any thoughts?
>>
>>
>>
>> Finally at one point I thought I heard a red-breasted nuthatch. Has anyone
>> seen any in Dane Co. lately?
>>
>>
>>
>> Also red-tailed hawk, pewees, eastern bluebirds, sandhill cranes (across
>> the road), and I think I saw a RE vireo.
>>
>>
>>
>> -Mike Duchek, Madison, Dane Co.
>>
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> Jesse Ellis
> Madison, Dane Co, WI
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