I just had to tell you all, after the feedback, i went out to Google and
searched on this bird....OMG...there are like a gazillion versions of
this thing....and you wonder why I was confused!! ;-)
Barbara
Barbara Houston wrote:
So out of 8 responses, 6 say female blackpoll warbler. That was not even close to my guess...and when I look in the book, the picture looks nothing like it. I got one post that spelled it all out, so hopefully this helps you as well.
It's a toughie, that's a female blackpoll warbler. It would actually be good
to post this on the wall because it's such a tough identification. A
combination of field marks is often helpful here until you get used to them;
note the diffuse speckling, the little sideburns that go down the throat
like a five o'clock shadow, the faint eyeline, two wing bars, long white
undertail coverts, white specks in the outer tail feathers when in flight,
and especially evident and useful here are the yellow legs and feet!"
Thanks for all the feedback!
Barbara
Barbara Houston wrote:
I swung by Dutch Gap on the way home today. Quiet neat the platforms, but lots of bird activity on the way in. I got good looks at an orchard oriole and gots pics of something that I don't know what it is....any help is appreciated._______________________________________________
Other birds include cardinals, chickadees, red wing black birds everywhere, bluebirds, mallards along the road.
Here is the bird I can't ID. I do have a few others if this isn't enough.
http://public.fotki.com/bhouston/miscellaneous/nature_pics/20120420-dutch-gap/unknown-4746.html
My guess is a thrush of some kind, but not sure, it had plenty of yellow on it.
Barbara
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