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Re: Schoolhouse Pond Gulls; addt'l thrush notes

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Bob Ringler

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Bob Ringler

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Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:47:57 -0400

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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Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD

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