[va-richmond-general] Re: A bird in the hand.....

  • From: "Bob Reilly" <rjreilly@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <acdbrooks@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Richmond Audubon" <VA-RICHMOND-GENERAL@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 22:05:06 -0400

Hi Ann,

From that pretty good description I'd say it's a female common yellowthroat, likely juvenile.

Bob

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Brooks" <acdbrooks@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Richmond Audubon" <VA-RICHMOND-GENERAL@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 9:42 PM
Subject: [va-richmond-general] A bird in the hand.....



is NOT worth two in the bush, as it turns out.

Today I found a small warbler that had run into a store window and broken its neck. So I picked it up and took it home to see if I could figure out what it was. A half an hour and two bird guides later, I still didn't know. So much for the bird in a hand...

It was 4 1/2 inches long, ,light/pinkish legs, definite olive back and tail, brownish head and wings with grayish underfeathers, medium bright yellow throat, pale yellow undertail coverts and pale yellow/white belly somewhat darker on the sides.

No wing bars, no streaking, no eye line, no supercilium and no eye ring (eyes were closed -- would that make a difference?

ANN

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