Another confusion species is Nashville Warbler, esp. young birds and
females which don't have a well-delineated yellow throat in Fall. One
foolproof way of eliminating these is leg color--Connecticut Warblers
have thick pink legs, while Nashville has thin black legs. I rarely see
leg color mentioned in descriptions of birds said to be Connecticuts,
however.
Jim Moore
Rockville, MD
On 9/28/2012 10:27 PM, Frederick Fallon wrote:
> 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.
> Fred Fallon
> Huntingtown
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