Date:         Sat, 10 Aug 2002 10:34:34 -0400
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From:         Gail Mackiernan <gail@MDSG.UMD.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Confusing warblers!?!
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Sounds like a Blue-winged Warbler to me. They breed relatively nearby in
Little Bennett Park, and of course, in migration, they could be anywhere.
Migration for passerines is already underway, although only at the very
beginning of the season.

Gail Mackiernan
Colesville, MD



On Sat, 10 Aug 2002, Tom Dunne wrote:

> Just got back from my Saturday morning hike at Black Hills Park.
> Times, they are a changin. New birds on the block!
>
> Highlights for today included:
> Blue Grosbeak
> Baltimore Oriole (male)(a little surprised to still see him around)
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher(s) (either 1 covering a lot of territory, more
> likely 3 separate birds)
> Yellow-breasted Chat
> Cedar Waxwings
> Least Flycatcher
> Great-crested Flycatcher
> Goldfinches Galore (same as last week)
> Prairie Warbler
>
> Now comes the confusion. I'm no warbler guru, so I'm still not sure
> what I saw. Here goes:
> Mostly Yellow, smooth coloring, paler than bright (not Goldfinch
> yellow), no streaks, speckles, etc.
> Wing bars (gray, slate?)
> Black eye stripe, Black Eye
> Black beak
> High up in a Sycamore tree, flitting from branch to branch.
> No call.
>
> So, I'm thinking:
> Prothonotary - No, had definite wing bars
> (Pull out the field guide, thumb, thumb, thumb)
> Blue-winged Warbler - No, shouldn't be around here (at least according
> to the map)
> Female Orchard Oriole? Could be, but the yellow was brighter than the
> picture, and that eye stripe...
> Oh, crap, it flew off...
>
> Home to my wonderful CLO Guide to North American Birds (CD-Rom).
> Hmmm... Most likely Pine Warbler!
>
> What do any of you think of this analysis?
>
> thanks,
> tom.
>
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