Saturday, August 13, 2011

Warbler Guy, which vagrant is the "coolest" to see in the West this autumn?

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Many vagrant, East Coast/Midwest nesting wood-warblers are eye catching prizes to see during the post-breeding season, among them the Con...
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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Wisconsin Kirtland's Warbler Nesting Update

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In 2011, Kirtland’s Warbler was recorded in five counties in Wisconsin. Biologists documented a minimum 22 male and 11 female individuals in...
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Warbler Guy, When does Kirtland’s Warbler migrate south? The Kirtland’s Warbler migration is early? Or does Kirtland’s Warbler migrate in fall?

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Actually, Jeremy (in Detroit), many of the Michigan-based nesting Kirtland’s Warblers disperse and migrate by July (and no later than August...
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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)?

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(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 tr...
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Warbler Guy, what's this newborn West Coast warbler's ID?

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....and the BIG hint for the nearby photo is its name begin with "Black-......" (Remember, it's a West Coast wood-warbler spec...
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Monday, July 4, 2011

Warbler Guy, what are the new warbler name changes? Do only the scientific names change and the common names remain the same?

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Excellent question, Noah. (Warbler "taxonomy tree" name chart is difficult to read here, but is easier to see at the link noted be...
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Warbler Guy: Is the Yellow-Breasted Chat still a wood-warbler? Or did it get “kicked out” of its family? Why is the chat a wood-warbler?

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Yes, Earl (in Tacoma, WA): No ex-communication for the black sheep of the wood-warbler family….Per the upcoming AOU (American Ornithological...
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