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Sunday, July 17, 2011
What's this photo's ID (of a hybrid warbler recently present at Summer Lake in south-central Oregon)?
(photo (c) Jim Arneson via flickr)
Answer:
My guess is as good as yours, though my initial thought is a form of Canada Warbler, given the trace of the necklace and eye ring typical of a classic male Canada Warbler.
Other field marks suggest Black-throated Blue, American Redstart and either Mourning or MacGillivray's.
Someone suggested the cross/intergrade appearance is most closely alligned with Junkin's Warbler, meaning it shows
field marks associated with Mourning and Kentucky.
Your thoughts?
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6 comments:
Never heard of Junkin's, but it sounds like a good idea.
Looks mostly like a Canada (?) Marvin C., Ottawa
Thanks....Jonny K. Indy In
I think you've got it, Warbler Guy.
Jed
Sounds like a match and you Id'ed it correctly....
Very late to the party here. I found this thread while searching for information on warbler hybrids that might help me parse what looks like a very odd-looking bird that might be a female Hooded/Wilson's hybrid. I'm wondering if the bird pictured in your thread might "simply" (nothing is ever simple)
be a female Canada with one or more pigment anomalies.
- Kelly
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