Re: [MDOsprey] Re: puzzling warbler

Tom and Anna Dougherty (tomannadoc@earthlink.net)
Mon, 11 Oct 1999 09:21:40 -0400


I would bet Orange Crowned Warbler, Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: sue hamilton <sue_hamilton@hotmail.com>
To: <mdosprey@ARI.Net>
Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 8:40 AM
Subject: [MDOsprey] Re: puzzling warbler


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> >On Friday evening just beyond my deck a small warbler was gleaning
insects
> >from a branch about 12 feet above the ground.  It was olive green on the
> >back, with two whitish wing bars, and faint dark stripes on the back .
> >There was a yellow eyebrow stripe and a FAINT suggestion of a face
pattern.
> >  Underneath it was white with some streaks on the sides.  The undertail
> >coverts were white - and the tail appeared short (coverts went almost to
> >tip of tail).  It constantly flicked its tail.  Prairie warbler is my
only
> >guess.?  Any suggestions?
>   I figure that, aside from the waterthrushes, the only warblers that wag
> their tails are prairie and palm?  This was more of a flick than a wag,
> though.
>      I would appreciate comments!
> sue hamilton
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