COBirders, I need some I.D. help!! At 4:20 this afternoon, from my kitchen window, I noticed a bird on my suet feeder. Grabbed binocs and noticed a yellowish warbler as it turned around on the feeder and then flew left out of view. I raced to my laundry room window on the side of the house and saw it hopping around in the pine tree not far from the window. I got decent views of it for a couple of minutes. It appeared slightly larger and chunkier than a yellow warbler, had an olive green back and head, yellow on face with some olive (not sure about exact facial pattern), bright yellow spectacle look to eye ring, slightly longish "warbler" beak, bright yellow throat with yellow extending about halfway down the belly, white lower belly and white undertail coverts, two white wing bars, noticed long area of white on underside of tail with black spots. The bird appeared to be foraging in the pine tree, nipping at the boughs. After several minutes, it flew out of view, and I was not able to locate it again before the light faded.
I'd appreciate an opinion from someone with more warbler experience than I have!! Thanks! Becky Campbell Arapahoe Cty. just south of CCSP -- 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.
