Monday, January 31, 2011

Warbler Guy, which wood-warbler sang first in the movie The Social Network's sound track background? Why was it probably the wrong species?

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Good question, Dr. Watson? -- err, I mean Erica (in Palo Alto, CA). Indeed, long antennae make fine decisions when identifying birds by ear....
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Warbler Guy, what are the latest AOU species split proposals? Are Yellow-Rumped Warbler subspecies going to change in number?

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(UPDATE: The article below is outdated, given recent name classification changes. Thus, see the 3/7/11 article here at this blog for an upd...
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Saturday, January 8, 2011

Warbler Guy, which wood-warblers remain in the USA after the breeding season?

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Bridget, the answer to your question won’t take you long to read. Among the breeding 52 North American wood-warblers, only a minority occur ...
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Friday, December 17, 2010

Warbler Guy, what are the latest bird name changes (in the 51st AOU Checklist supplement)?

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Good question, Jeremy (one of my most frequent Warbler Guy inquirers). Check out David Sibley's article about the latest American Ornith...
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Sunday, December 12, 2010

Warbler Guy, how did so many kinds of wood-warblers evolve?

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Joe (in Kincaid, OR), I'll answer that excellent question more fully soon, but first let me point you to an excellent related article in...
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Friday, November 19, 2010

Warbler Guy, are there any New World warblers that occur in their own family and where shall I look?

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The Olive Warbler, Peucedramus taeniatus , is a small passerine bird. It is the only member of the genus Peucedramus and the family Peucedra...
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

FAB FIVE WARBLER QUIZ #3

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Can you identify the wood-warblers in each of the following five photos?
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