All,
I'm just back in a position to look at all of these e-mails, so
I'll pile on a little bit here. I think the bird is a juvenile (not
immature) Pine Warbler, most likely a female. Note the yellow gape.
David Johnston netted and banded a bird that looked like this at
Mountain Lake Biological Station while I was taking Ornithology there
during the summer of 1973. He challenged the class to figure out what
it was (he didn't identify it at the time) and I was eventually able to
do so...but only by ruling out every other possibility! That record
was, at the time (and maybe still?), an elevation record for the state.
John Bazuin
From: Wendy Ealding <wealding@xxxxxxx>
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: 05/25/2010 08:17 AM
Subject: [Va-bird] Fwd: Need ID
I'm forwarding the response that I sent to Tony yesterday, as I also
think it is an immature female Pine Warbler. I am always amazed how
drab they can be.
Wendy Ealding
Powhatan County
-----Original Message-----
From: Wendy Ealding <wealding@xxxxxxx>
To: a_coomer@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Mon, May 24, 2010 8:56 am
Subject: Re: [Va-bird] Need ID
Looks like an immature female Pine Warbler - they can look remarkably
non-descript. There is an image in the Nat Geo guide which is similar.
Wendy Ealding
Powhatan County
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Coomer <a_coomer@xxxxxxxxx>
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun, May 23, 2010 10:32 pm
Subject: [Va-bird] Need ID
This bird was photographed on May 22 at Prince William Forest Park.
http://acoomer.smugmug.com/photos/876762917_t8ZLr-XL.jpg
http://acoomer.smugmug.com/photos/876762791_LnSbi-XL.jpg
Any help is appreciated.
Thank you,
Tony
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