Bird ID help.
Jul 21, 2016 13:53:46 #
Keldon
Loc: Yukon, B.C.
Merlin hasn't helped. Any ideas from the bird experts. Located in south/central BC. this morning.
Jul 21, 2016 14:30:51 #
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Jul 21, 2016 15:12:22 #
Keldon
Loc: Yukon, B.C.
No, the beak is wrong to be a goldfinch and the primary bars aren't correct either. Thanks for the suggestion though.
tusketwedge wrote:
looks like an immature goldfinch, probably female
Jul 21, 2016 15:42:07 #
Scruffy
Loc: North Ridgeville
Being a more experienced birder than photographer, my reference books seem to indicate a palm warbler from the brown (western) population in its non-breeding plumage. Yellow undertail coverts and half-prominant eye ring seem like good tip-offs. It's a nicely captured pose.
Jul 21, 2016 19:30:32 #
Jul 22, 2016 10:25:14 #
tbormann
Loc: St. Louis, MO
My vote is for Common Yellowthroat - 1st year female. The bill defines it as a warbler. No wingbars. Pale yellowish undertail and throat. Slight eyering, but no eyeline. Flanks grayish brown.
Jul 22, 2016 10:40:05 #
Keldon
Loc: Yukon, B.C.
I don't think so. If it was then they were a long, long ways from home. Plus there were others with this guy that were most likely female according to their colouration. Thanks for your suggestion though.
tbormann wrote:
My vote is for Common Yellowthroat - 1st year female. The bill defines it as a warbler. No wingbars. Pale yellowish undertail and throat. Slight eyering, but no eyeline. Flanks grayish brown.
Jul 22, 2016 10:58:25 #
tbormann
Loc: St. Louis, MO
Actually, BC is well within the Common Yellowthroat breeding range. There are two populations, Eastern and Western, that cover most of North America.
Jul 22, 2016 11:07:29 #
Keldon
Loc: Yukon, B.C.
Was not awre there was a western version, but nonetheless, these birds of mine look nothing like the photos I've seen of a Common yellowthroat.
tbormann wrote:
Actually, BC is well within the Common Yellowthroat breeding range. There are two populations, Eastern and Western, that cover most of North America.
Jul 22, 2016 11:12:24 #
tbormann
Loc: St. Louis, MO
Keldon wrote:
Was not awre there was a western version, but nonetheless, these birds of mine look nothing like the photos I've seen of a Common yellowthroat.
I'm looking at a painting in The Sibley Guide to Birds that looks very much like your picture. Are you looking at adult birds?
Jul 22, 2016 11:35:03 #
Keldon
Loc: Yukon, B.C.
I had assumed I was but possibly not. I haven't asked them their age as I thought that would be rude of me.
P.S. I'm beginning to accept the idea they are yellowthroated warblers.
P.S. I'm beginning to accept the idea they are yellowthroated warblers.
tbormann wrote:
I'm looking at a painting in The Sibley Guide to Birds that looks very much like your picture. Are you looking at adult birds?
Jul 22, 2016 23:50:36 #
Jul 23, 2016 02:14:48 #
I don't think it's a yellow throated warbler. Try downloading the Audubon app , Audubon Birds a field guide to North American birds. It's a free app and easy to use.
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