It looks to me like a first year Mourning Warbler. The thin somewhat broken eye ring and yellow throat point to Mourning Warbler in my opinion. Sibley has a nice illustration of this bird. Tail looks long as well. Beau Schaefer Round Lake Beach, IL Sent from my iPhone On Sep 12, 2013, at 3:56 PM, "Tom Wood" <tcwood729@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:wisbirdn-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Brian Hansen > Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 2:41 PM > To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > 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 > > > #################### > You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding > Network (Wisbirdn). > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn > > > > #################### > You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding > Network (Wisbirdn). > To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: > //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn > Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn > > #################### You received this email because you are subscribed to the Wisconsin Birding Network (Wisbirdn). To UNSUBSCRIBE or SUBSCRIBE, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn To set DIGEST or VACATION modes, use the Wisbirdn web interface at: //www.freelists.org/list/wisbirdn Visit Wisbirdn ARCHIVES at: //www.freelists.org/archives/wisbirdn