That shots looks much more Blackpoll-ish, definitively so. Not just the distinctly yellow feet, but also the fine crisp streaks on the underparts. .
Bill Pulliam Hohenwald TN On Oct 26, 2014, at 7:44 PM, kristybaker@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Hi - I only have one other picture of the bird that I have just posted. The rest I deleted a while back and the trash has been emptied since then as well. When I posted the picture, I wasn't giving thought to the feet. Two folks did reference the feet. However, one did suggest another possibility might be a Bay- breasted. Does this help?http://www.pbase.com/update_image/157993287 Kristy From: "Bill Pulliam" <littlezz@xxxxxxxxx> To: "TN-birds" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 7:25:41 PM Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: ID Help - Pine Warbler NOPE - Blackpoll Warbler Are we basing the ID of this bird purely on the apparent orangish tones on the feet? Because to me the wingbars and face pattern look really more Bay-breasted-ish. I note that the legs appear to be in backlit dappled spots of sunlight, and I am not convinced that those orange tones are not caused by the backlight glow on dark appendages. The color is very orange, not the duller greenish- yellowish-grayish that a Blackpoll's feet might be expected to be. Bill Pulliam Hohenwald TN
