Thanks to Alan, Brodie, Hendrick, Tim and Noah for your answers.
I’ve learned a bit about Townsend’s and Hermits today, and will be better at
their identification in the field next tine. For that I am grateful.
I’ve changed the entry in eBird to correctly reflect Hermit Warblers.
Jack
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 4, 2020, at 4:58 PM, Jack Maynard <jmaynard@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hola Obolistas,
Kelli and I did some social-distance camping and birding in Curry and Coos
counties this weekend and saw some cool stuff… a pair of Ruffed Grouse on
Roman Nose Hill, (Douglas County) and a Lazuli Bunting photo-bombing my best
attempts to capture the image of an uncooperative MacGillivrays Warbler…
But this isn’t a trip report but rather a question about the Townsend’s
Warblers(?) we saw at Eden Valley Meadow near Myrtle Point
https://ebird.org/checklist/S72081979 that tripped the rare report. ;
Notwithstanding my eBird comments to the contrary, I did catch a couple of (I
think) identifiable pictures of one of the several birds we called Townsends.
I’d be very interested in the opinions of any and all as to my ID and the
possibility that they were a hybrid of Hermit/Townsend’s. Do the hybrids
show black/yellow chest and flanks like a Townsends? Can anything be made of
dark under chin or is it only yellow under chin that isn’t found on Hermits?
I feel like I am fixating maybe too much on facial pattern of yellow/black…
every time I look at the pictures I change my mind.
Thanks in advance!
Jack Maynard
NE Portland, Oregon
