[wisb] Re: Photos of possible Connecticut Warb - Lake Park
- From: "Tom Wood" <tcwood729@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:56:27 -0500
This is a real tough one to call. It seems like the eyering is slightly
broken in the front and not as thick as I would expect on a Connecticut
Warbler. Also, the bill seems a little small for Connecticut. The one photo
does show part of the undertail coverts and
they seem to be coming to a point long before the tail tip which would seem
to make the undertail coverts too short for a Connecticut. Also troubling is
the throat coloration which is yellow. Sibley says the throat of a
Connecticut is whitish or buffy, and that of a Mourning usually yellow. The
photo Tom Wright took last year of the Connecticut Warbler does show a
whitish throat and a thicker eye ring. I tend to lean toward a young female
Mourning Warbler but would certainly like to see some more online discussion
of this bird as I would like to learn from these photos. (Plus,I would like
to try for it again tomorrow if an expert birder can confirm it as
Connecticut)
Thomas Wood, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County
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Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 2:41 PM
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Subject: [wisb] Photos of possible Connecticut Warb - Lake Park
So Dave Freriks and I are having trouble with the ID on this bird. There
were two in Lake Park last night and today. Sorry for the bad photos but
hopefully these will give those who know enough to make a positive ID. We
have ruled out Nashville but can't rule out female or immature Mourning.
Obviously we are hoping for Connecticut as it would be a lifer for both and
it has been my major nemesis forever.
We were fairly sure of Connecticut till we pulled out my new Warbler Guide
by Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle that shows the immature and female
Mournings to have a fairly pronounced eye ring. I wasn't aware of this and
always thought eye ring meant Conn. Tom Wood mentioned the undertail
coverts stretch nearly the length of the tail feathers. We never got a good
shot of those. Bills, legs and coloring are fairly similar on both species.
I can't compare size as I've never seen a Conn and saw one Mourning this
spring and didn't really register size. We did have it in the open for a
short period and it seemed to hop as opposed to walk.
Someone mentioned Conns walk like an Ovenbird. This didn't seem to walk
but it was a very brief moment when it was on a fallen rotted log.
Here's a link and my fingers are crossed.
http://www.pbase.com/bhansen/mystery_warbler Thanks in advance..
Brian Hansen
Milwaukee, WI
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