At this time of year the question always comes up - are some of these actually look-alike Yellow-throats, which now have a certain amount of eye-ring or spectacles? I think not many, but I've noticed a good field mark not mentioned in the field guides, which clearly separates them (tho' not Connecticut from Mourning), so I'll offer it here - black tips on the primaries. The attached photo, from Adkins Arboretum,�clearly shows this feature. I, at least, find this�useful, especially�when the face is not clearly visible.
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Fred Fallon
Huntingtown
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