Sally et al:
I agree with Jim Moore that most probably your bird was a Tennessee
Warbler. We had one on the ABA "Rally" in Kiptopeke State Park, VA,
last week that was by far the greenest Tennessee Warbler I've ever
seen. I don't know enough about Tennessees to comment on their
ground feeding style, though. I've never seen a lot of this species
around here, and they seem much more abundant in the mid-West and
mid-South, especially in the Spring.
The Sibley guide painting of a winter female should be close to what
you saw, although I must say that the bird we saw in Kiptopeke was a
good deal greener than Sibley portrays.
Michael Bowen
Montgomery Bird Club
Bethesda
At 01:41 PM 10/26/2012, sally wech wrote:
>Hi All:
> Any ID suggestions of a small bird I saw hanging out with sparrows
> today at Wheaton Regional - mostly low in the bushes/weeds but it
> did go up into the trees. It was slightly smaller than a sparrow,
> very green (kinglet like) back, no wing bars, white belly with no
> visible stripes, pale vent, there was a slight hint of yellow at
> the throat, a dark eye line, small pointed bill. The back was
> similar to kinglets as I said but it fed like sparrows - no fluttering.
> Any thoughts would be most appreciated.
>
>It was very birdy today at Wheaton Regional mostly sparrows. Had
>terrific views of a cooper chasing a bird through the woods - they
>move so fast and are so agile - fun to watch (Just glad I wasn't the
>bird being chased).
>
>Sally Wech
>silver spring, md
>
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