I added two more photos to the set -- not great photos, the bird was preening a lot! One does show a bit more of the underside of the tail.
At this point, it seems to be between the bay-breasted and the pine. The leg color does not appear right for the blackpoll but it also appears that the bay-breasted has much darker legs than the bird in the photo. Peterson shows a slight brownish cast to the head on the pine warbler and I think I see that here. I don't see chestnut on the sides but a number of people have seen that. I don't know if the two additional photos will help at all but worth a try. I'm consulting all my field guides but as usual, I tend to lean toward Peterson. (I've got Peterson, Sibley, National Geo, and Stokes.) Gail -----Original Message----- From: Minnesota Birds [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Gail Wieberdink Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [mou-net] warbler ID question I've posted 3 photos on Flickr of a warbler seen at Lake Vadnais this morning. I'm not sure of the ID, so thought I'd ask the experts on this list! I'm thinking pine warbler and hoping it isn't a blackpoll! Any and all help appreciated! http://www.flickr.com/photos/gailw/sets/72157622228136858/ Gail Gail Wieberdink [email protected] ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
