Jeff,
I believe you just described an immature female Cape May Warbler.
I also saw my FOS Yellow-rumped Warbler, but it was odd. It was with a few
> Maggies but was chasing them off whenever they got to close. It was
> clinging to primary tree branches of a medium sized tree, and gleaning
> insects from the underside. I was very close but could not see the insects
> it was picking up (too small to see even from 20 feet). I was challeneged
> with id'ing it at first despite a clear look at the bird for several
> minutes. I decided it was just a hatch year Yellow-rump, with NO color.
> Hands down the dullest warbler plumage I have ever seen! It had a very
> dull greenish rump, with NO yellow, and I had exceptional views from only 20
> feet away. It had only VERY faint streaking on breast (as in barely
> noticeable), a faint weak eye line, and faint wing bars. It's color was
> uniform darkish gray on head, wings, back and tail, except for the slight
> greenish tinge on rump, and a pale whitish throat and belly. It had very
> faint tail spots that from below were so faint I don't think you could have
> seen from much beyond about 40 feet, and when it fanned its tail it only had
> a little bit of white on the top tail feathers, which I could only see
> visibly on the outer two feathers. I have a little video of it,
> exceptionally dull plumage!
>
> Cheers-
> Jeff Shenot
> Croom MD
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