Thought you might be int'd in the responses to the following message.
About 25 people replied with all but a couple saying they thought it was an
American Redstart and either a female or first-year male. I think so also
(first, note the yellow edging on part of the tail) but lean towards first-year
male as there was a hint of orange in the yellow on the chest (better seen in
the original photo by Nicole than the posting on the website); there is also a
great photo of a bird that looks very similar in Peterson's A Field Guide to
Warblers (by Dunn & Garrett) on page 426.
Best, Joe Coleman
near Bluemont, Loudoun Co
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Coleman
To: VA-Bird
Cc: Nicole Hamilton
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 2:08 PM
Subject: Help with ID
Hi.
Nicole Hamilton, the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy's webmaster, saw and
photographed a bird in her yard near Waterford, Loudoun Co, and needs some help
identifying it.
It's not a great photo and while I have an idea, other opinions would be
appreciated.
If you'd like to help the photo is at http://www.loudounwildlife.org/blog/; ;
you can post your thoughts there or reply to this email.
Thanks, Joe Coleman
near Bluemont, Loudoun Co
