(Posted by Andrew D. Smith <[email protected]> via moumn.org)
Birding along the southern boundary of Lebanon Hills Regional Park today, I discovered a warbler that was almost certainly a "Lawrence's" Warbler, at approximately 1:00 PM. The bird was very active foraging in the oaks, and I immediately noticed that it had a broad yellow wing panel like a Golden-winged Warbler. However, its underparts were also bright yellow, and its back was greenish in color, unlike a Golden-winged. I never got a clear look at the head, as the bird kept moving away from me, and I lost track of it after about 5 minutes of observation. I didn't have a field guide with me, but upon returning home, checked all of the resources I have. The bird appeared most like the Lawrence's shown in the Nat'l Geo guide, which shows birds with a larger wing panel than other guides. Of course, being a back-cross hybrid, there is likely no consistency in the field marks. In the immediate vicinity of this bird were several Nashvilles and Tennessees. About a mile or so distant from this location, I had also seen an adult male Golden-winged. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
