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Mystery bird ID'd - thanks everyone

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June Tveekrem

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June Tveekrem

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Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:37:55 -0400

  The overwhelming majority opinion was Magnolia Warbler - first 
fall female. Thank you all - nice to know I can count on the MDOsprey.

June


On 9/16/2010 2:32 PM, June Tveekrem wrote:
>  This small bird was flitting around in evergreen bushes this 
> morning just outside my kitchen window. I snapped a quick photo 
> using a point-and-shoot camera through a dirty window.
> http://junetvee.smugmug.com/Nature/mystery-bird
>
> Here are the notes I took at the time (some of which show up in 
> the photo and some of which are contradicted by the photo).
>
> Prominent eye ring, white and complete
> No eye stripe
> Bright yellow belly/chest
> White undertail
> Off-white throat
> Olive back
> Noticeable streaks on chest, especially sides of chest. Not bold 
> black streaks, more like gray or brownish.
> Fairly faint wing bars, only one bar visible
>

-- 
June Tveekrem
Columbia, Howard Co, MD
tweekiebird|AT|southernspreadwing.com