[wisb] Re: Photos of possible Connecticut Warb - Lake Park
- From: "Sue Peterson" <suechick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <trschultz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Wisbirdn" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 18:55:50 -0500
Interesting stream of comments on the possible Connecticut Warbler. Thanks
for that.
Sue Peterson
Door Co.
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From: Tom Schultz
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 4:20 PM
To: Wisbirdn
Subject: [wisb] Re: Photos of possible Connecticut Warb - Lake Park
Wish I could support a possible Connecticut ID, Brian, but I agree that this
appears to be a Mourning. In addition to the points mentioned previously,
one of your photos shows the shorter yellow undertail coverts of a Mourning.
Those on a Connecticut nearly reach the tail tip.
Tom Schultz
Green Lake Co.
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From: Beau Schaefer
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 4:05 PM
To: tcwood729@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: <Wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [wisb] Re: Photos of possible Connecticut Warb - Lake Park
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
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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
>
>
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> 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
>
>
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