A Warbler?
Feb 2, 2016 23:47:20 #
Swamp-Cork wrote:
Excellent set, Vicki!
Your visit is greatly appreciated Corkey. Thanks for the kind reply, too. I'm glad you enjoyed these.
Feb 2, 2016 23:47:57 #
Woodsman wrote:
Beautiful
Many thanks Woodsman. Your reply is greatly appreciated.
Feb 2, 2016 23:48:41 #
Erv wrote:
Great set and beautiful birds!!! Good eyes Vicki!
Thank you Erv. I'm grateful for your thoughtful reply and am glad you enjoyed these.
Feb 2, 2016 23:49:19 #
Sirius_one wrote:
Two beautiful shots.
Many thanks for the kind comment Sirius. I appreciate it.
Feb 3, 2016 00:49:18 #
Jana-TAS
Loc: Washington
Yellow-rumped Warbler. Nice shots! This type of bird for many can be just a winter bird. Seeing where you are located it probably is since you are on the West Coast. I just looked online and there is a Birds of California by Stan Tekeila book. If you do not have it that is the best book you can have for quickly being able to ID what you are seeing when you don't know what something is while they are still there in the yard or even after they have flown away and are still fresh in your mind.
Feb 3, 2016 01:09:14 #
vicksart wrote:
The AW in my bird book looked the most like this bird, but I wasn't sure. There are more Warblers than I realized. Eliminating some by regional habitats helps to some degree.
Thanks for taking time to glance at these and for your thoughts on ID.
Thanks for taking time to glance at these and for your thoughts on ID.
Vicky, I struggle constantly with bird IDs. Just the other night, my brother (another birder) and I had a disagreement over what variety of Sandpiper was in my last post. I said Red Knot, he said Dunlin. I changed my description just to keep peace in the family.
Feb 3, 2016 07:47:43 #
vicksart wrote:
I saw this bird flitting quickly from branch to branch the other day. I had the Canon 100-400L mounted on the 7D and got a couple of shots with that combination, resting the lens on a fence post. These shots aren't as sharp as I'd like, but maybe someone can ID the bird from them.
I just love yellow rumped warblers, or butter butts as some people call them...love your shots of them. last year we had so many of them around the suet feeders, but this year I've only seen a couple.
Feb 3, 2016 11:05:51 #
vicksart wrote:
I saw this bird flitting quickly from branch to branch the other day. I had the Canon 100-400L mounted on the 7D and got a couple of shots with that combination, resting the lens on a fence post. These shots aren't as sharp as I'd like, but maybe someone can ID the bird from them.
Very nice shots, Vicki.
Feb 3, 2016 11:43:54 #
Feb 3, 2016 11:54:59 #
birder585
Loc: Rochester, NY
I concur with Blenheim Orange. Great pics of a Yellow Rumped Warbler. :thumbup:
Feb 3, 2016 12:07:44 #
Feb 3, 2016 13:21:09 #
Madman wrote:
I believe what you have is an Audubon's Warbler because of the yellow on the throat and the crown of the head.
Audubon's Warbler is now considered a race of the Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Mike
Feb 3, 2016 13:21:58 #
Feb 3, 2016 14:15:14 #
Feb 3, 2016 15:03:58 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
Audubon's Warbler is now considered a race of the Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Mike
Mike
Yes, Mike I know that.
However, while an Audubon's Warbler is a Yellow-Rumped Warbler, a Yellow-Rumped Warbler may not be an Audubon's Warbler.
In the interest of accuracy, let's call it what it is.
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