Dear Cobirders,
Further inspection of the relevant Warbler guides and online
photographs suggest that a peculiar Warbler observed by four of us this morning
along the southeast side of the eastern Twin Lake was a dull first Spring
female Cape May Warbler. The bird initially presented as a Myrtle Warbler, but
we quickly realized that there was no yellow at all on the bird except a hint
on the rump. The fine black chest streaking and clean overall face pattern
coupled with the lack of yellow on the sides and head suggest to me that the
bird was a first Spring female Cape May Warbler. In the field, we all very
hesitantly agreed that it was an odd Myrtle Warbler and even joked that it was
a Myrtle x Sage Sparrow hybrid! Folks with cameras are currently out there, so
hopefully the bird can be relocated to verify that it is either rare, or just
odd.
Cheers,
Walter Szeliga
Boulder, CO
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