Hi Amy!
In light of your last comment, I thought this little tip might help you as
you continue to study birds: more times than not, the birds we see "in the
field" don't perfectly match a 5-star photo of an adult in breeding
plumage. If you're using a phone app like the Merlin ID app (which is
Thanks so much to all of you who answered! My books definitely failed me this
time! (Okay. It might have been user error.) The yellow-rumped was the first
one my bird app showed me, but the pictures didn’t look anything like mine, so
I dismissed it. That’ll teach me. LOL.
Thanks again!
Amy
You gave a much better description than I had. Good job, Caleb...Maureen
BlackfordBoulder County
Original message From: Caleb A Date:
9/30/20 7:04 PM (GMT-07:00) To: Colorado Birds
Subject: [cobirds] Re: Another ID? Hi Amy!Don't worry about asking
questions--birding
Hi Amy!
Don't worry about asking questions--birding is hard, and I think I speak on
behalf of the CObirds community when I say we love helping newer birders
learn the many facets of bird identification!
You have photographed a non-breeding plumage Yellow-rumped Warbler. Note
that the throat is
