Identification Please
May 20, 2014 18:17:01 #
Is this a Swainson's Warbler? Please excuse the photo quality. I had to get the picture before he disappeared.
Central Texas Bird
May 20, 2014 18:41:55 #
I asked my resident bird authority and she thinks it is more likely a Wren and it looks a lot like a Carolina Wren. The one identifiable feature being the more "upright" tail feathers as compared to the Warblers flat or straight line feathers.
May 20, 2014 18:49:16 #
Blasthoff wrote:
I asked my resident bird authority and she thinks it is more likely a Wren and it looks a lot like a Carolina Wren. The one identifiable feature being the more "upright" tail feathers as compared to the Warblers flat or straight line feathers.
Thanks for your effort. You are probably right. It was not listed in my Field Guide to the Birds of Texas
May 20, 2014 18:55:37 #
LightBender wrote:
Here is a direct link of pic of a Carolina Wren: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Carolina_Wren1.jpgThanks for your effort. You are probably right. It was not listed in my Field Guide to the Birds of Texas
May 20, 2014 19:13:01 #
Blasthoff wrote:
Here is a direct link of pic of a Carolina Wren: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Carolina_Wren1.jpg
That's him. Thanks very much.
May 20, 2014 19:45:32 #
That's a Bewick's wren or a Carolina wren. Not sure I can distinguish between them from just one image.
The two wrens' territories overlap in Texas, so it could be either one.
The two wrens' territories overlap in Texas, so it could be either one.
May 20, 2014 20:18:27 #
Allen Hirsch wrote:
That's a Bewick's wren or a Carolina wren. Not sure I can distinguish between them from just one image.
The two wrens' territories overlap in Texas, so it could be either one.
The two wrens' territories overlap in Texas, so it could be either one.
Thank you. I will look it up.
May 20, 2014 22:25:45 #
GrayPlayer
Loc: Granby, Ct.
My favorite! Have a family past 5 - 6 years. Like to search crevices for spider eggs and what not.
May 20, 2014 23:02:39 #
GrayPlayer wrote:
My favorite! Have a family past 5 - 6 years. Like to search crevices for spider eggs and what not.
Appreciate the information. I always like to know how they live.
May 21, 2014 10:02:53 #
LightBender wrote:
Is this a Swainson's Warbler? Please excuse the photo quality. I had to get the picture before he disappeared.
It is either a Carolina or Berwick's Wren. Most likely a Carolina.
May 21, 2014 13:50:53 #
May 21, 2014 18:29:04 #
Definitely a Carolina Wren. The underparts of a Bewick's are ash grey and the tail is longer.
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