I too thought the Renton Palm Warbler could have been an Eastern/Yellow Palm
Warbler so was happy to find the bird when I was down there yesterday. It
does have a faint yellow wash throughout the underparts, but it contrasts
pretty sharply with the undertail coverts and the supercilium is whitish
rather than yellowish so it seems to be of the expected Western race.

photos at:

photos.yahoo.com/ryanmerrill

in the RentonPAWA folder

Ryan Merrill
Kirkland, WA


On 1/31/07, sgmlod at aol.com <sgmlod at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Greetings All
>
> The photos of the Palm Warbler (URL recently on Tweeters) appear to show
> a "Yellow" Palm Warbler, but the photo overall is quite warm in tone, and I
> wonder if the underparts appear yellower in the photo than they were in real
> life. I've talked to one observer who does not remember the bird having
> yellow beneath, except in the vent. It seems unlikely that there are two
> birds present.
>
> If anyone else has pictures of this winter's Palm Warbler in Renton, I'd
> love to see them
> Thanks
> Steven Mlodinow
> Everett WA
>