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Re: my first warblers of the year!

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Jenny McClintock

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Maryland Birds & Birding

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Mon, 12 Apr 2004 22:00:54 -0400

I believe that my Palms were the yellow variety.  There was a male and a
female.  The male had a bright yellow breast with a pretty rufous head and
black eye stripe.  The female was also yellowish, but not nearly as bright.

Jenny


----- Original Message -----
From: "Norm Saunders" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 6:32 AM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] my first warblers of the year!


> Jenny McClintock writes:
>
> > Today, my husband and I took a late morning stroll around School House
Pond
> > (Upper Marlboro) and I got a good close-up look at a pair of PALM
WARBLERS -- my
> > first warblers of the year and my first Palm Warblers ever!!   What a
wonderful
> > feeling to see a new species (but I don't have to tell you guys that!).
I said,
> > "Wow, he looks just like his picture!"  So now (for me), spring is
officially
> > here!
>
>
> Jenny, congrats on the Palm Warblers.  Were they the brown Western race or
the yellow Eastern race?  Both species migrate through our area and
typically the yellow birds reach us before the plain-breasted westerns but
there are still some holes in our understanding of the timing of northward
migration so it is helpful for folks to report which race was spotted.
Check Sibley for an excellent comparison of the two.
>
> Thanks!
> Norm Saunders
>
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