Eight responders think the bird in the original picture is a Nashville warbler. Two lean towards Orange crowned but I don't think they lean very strongly.
Main reasons in favor of Nashville 1. White vent with yellow coverts 2. Complete eye ring , no black loral line 3. Complete gray hood although demarcation between throat and hood indistinct 4. Bill shape 5. Head shape Several people think it is an immature female Nashville warbler.. Thanks for all of the comments Bill [email protected] Colorado springs On Oct 19, 10:28 pm, kickback <[email protected]> wrote: > Those of you who are interested in this discussion should take a good > look at these excellent pictures and compare them to my photos > > http://www.greglasley.net/nashvillewarbler.html > > http://www.greglasley.net/orangecrown.html > > I am leaning towards Nashville after looking at Greg's pictures for a > while. > > Thanks for all of the comments so far. > > Bill > > [email protected] > > On Oct 18, 9:00 pm, kickback <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I posted a warbler picture on Saturday and have received a variety of > > comments about whether it is an Orange crowned or Nashville warbler. I > > saw it at Chico ranch on Saturday in the banding area. The various > > responders have sent me these comments: > > > Reasons why it is an orange crowned warbler > > > 1. The the eye ring is broken and there is no sharp demarcation > > between hood and throat area , in fact the color of the hood is not > > completely gray at all but mix of olive-yellow and gray > > > 2. Eye-archs vs. complete eye-ring is better for Orange-crowned, as > > are the overall colors. I'm not seeing much of a contrast between the > > gray head and bright yellow throat. > > > Reasons why it is a Nashville warbler > > > 1. The eye ring is just right for a Nashville Warbler and not an > > Orange-crowned. I can't tell a lot about the rest of the head, which > > should be grayish, and it should show a yellow throat as well. > > > 2.The eye-ring does appear imperfect, however is too white and > > contrasty;the fairly sharp demarcation between gray cheek/malar and > > the very yellow throat is a feature I've never seen on even the most > > gray-headed, yellow-bellied Orange-crowneds. In short, the face simply > > doesn't have the look of an Orange-crowned. It also seems to be > > lacking the diffuse streaking below that Orange-crowneds typically > > have. > > > Complete set of pictures > > >http://avoapples.com/birds/IMG_3151_4x6.jpghttp://avoapples.com/birds... > > > Thanks for any additional comments > > > Bill Kosar > > [email protected] > > Colorado Springs- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
