Hi all,

Wait until it's time for the "confusing fall warblers..."

Richard


>From: Cathryn Reid <>
>Reply-To: Cathryn Reid <>
>To: 
>Subject: [MDOSPREY] Jug Bay Mystery Bird- SOLVED!
>Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 15:49:02 -0700
>
>Thank you everyone, 'Myrtle' Warbler it is!  What an attractive little bird 
>it was.
>   And Thank You Chris for your very charitable explanation :)
>
>   It's right there in the field guide, Petersons, page 264, it even has 
>arrows pointing to the 'pompoms' . Don't know how I missed that one page...
>   Sheepishly,
>   Cat Reid
>   Rose Haven
>
>Chris Starling <> wrote:
>   Your mystery bird is more then likely a Yellow-Rumped Warbler (myrtle
>variety). This time of year first spring birds can be in heavy molt, which
>may explain the reason for not IDing him right of the bat...
>
>-Chris Starling
>
>
> >From: Cathryn Reid
> >Reply-To: Cathryn Reid
> >To: 
> >Subject: [MDOSPREY] Jug Bay Mystery Bird
> >Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:29:39 -0700
> >
> >I give up, I am stumped. Last weekend I went to Jug Bay for the first 
>time
> >and have a lovely albeit freezing time. I cam across a couple of birds
> >that I could not identify - everyone was fluffed up agaisnt the cold and
> >not singing so I was a bit flummoxed about the new birds I saw, anyway 
>the
> >one that is making me crazy was a small warblery type bird that at first
> >glance I thought it was a black and white warbler but when he turned 
>around
> >full face in my binoculars he had a fluffy yellow spot on either side of
> >his breast and one on his head (crown), all fluffed against the bitter 
>cold
> >wind he looked as though he had 3 little yellow pompoms stuck on him; he
> >was rather small - larger than a chickadee but not as big or perhaps the
> >same lenght but not as robust as a titmouse and his feet were more 
>towards
> >the middle of his tum, he was clearly streaked black and white, chin 
>quite
> >light and a trim little pointy insect-eating black beak, not short, not
> >overly long. He was
> > snoofling around fairly low on branches. black feet and eyes as well; l
> >did not hear him make any sounds unfortunately, if he did, it was carried
> >away by the wind, which was pretty brutal. I was thinking he must be
> >someone molting into his spring get-up and so was not quite finished
> >getting dressed, so to speak and that wasmaking him harder to ID given 
>that
> >he was fluffed up as well. Can anyone give me a clue what the little guy
> >might have been? Must go back there, the place is gorgeous and only about
> >15 minutes away. Thanks.
> > Cat Reid
> > Rose Haven
> >
> >
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