Comments on: Warbler Mystery

By: Chris West

Chris West — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:12:21 +0000

Matt, This bird is an adult, fall female Nashville warbler.
The only other species that comes close is Virginia’s warbler.
The nashville is told from the Virginia’s by the fact that the Nashville has a yellow throat.
Also, the Virginia’s is grey above. This bird is yellow-green above. There is a light marking between the eye ring and the beak. It is more pronounced on the Nashville than on the Virginia’s.
Because I live in Wisconsin, I have had extensive experience in IDing this species especially in telling it from a Connecticut Warbler.

Nice pics by the way.
–Chris, Richland Center WI USA.

By: SitkaNature » Warbler Recap

SitkaNature » Warbler Recap — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 06:02:49 +0000

[...] The warbler I saw the other day was a Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla). [...]

By: Maria and Tom Allison

Maria and Tom Allison — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:34:13 +0000

Hi Matt, we enjoyed viewing your photos. The last ones particularly look like immature Nashville. We haven’t ever
seen one of those but just looking at our book photos. Very nice photos, by the way.

Sincerely, Maria and Tom Allison (Kenai, AK)

By: Jim DeWitt

Jim DeWitt — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:33:35 +0000

Looks like a Nashville Warbler to me. Nice photos.

Jim

By: Tom Schantz

Tom Schantz — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 06:48:12 +0000

Matt, I like your Nashville call. The absence of any “eyebrow” or other facial marks rules out a lot of options. I suspect many will try to convince you of how variable and drab an Orange-crowned can be. Again, I think the eye ring and lack of other facial markings make this sighting special. In my uninformed opinion, If it is not a first year Nashville Warbler, it is visitor from even farther away.

Also, at the end of the your pic list is an unidentified immature Warbler that I think is a Yellow-rumped.