Mike Patterson wrote:

>If think it's also worth considering the possiblility (especially if these
>birds are appearing in "groups") that they are...maybe... Yellow Warblers.
>Yellow Warblers in the fall are olive and yellow. They have a conspicuous
>eye ring. They hatching year females can be quite pale and flycatcher-like.
>The have flesh colored bills. It would explain the groups and all the yellow.
>
>An easily confused species in the fall, I think...

And while we're at it, how about Yellow-rumped Warblers? They are the
epitome of a species the members of which often go about in groups and
flycatch, and they are common in the fall in the mountains. They have
yellowish on either side of the breast and two white wing bars. Hmmm.

Dennis Paulson, Director phone 206-756-3798
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