Subject: [Tweeters] Another bird ID question
Date: Thu Aug 25 13:55:23 PDT 2022
From: Lonnie Somer - mombiwheeler at gmail.com

Mystery bird ID follow-up:

Hi all,

Thank you to all responders! There were a number of different opinions,
but the majority opinion was female Yellow Warbler. Looking at online
photos (versus my field guides), it is a match. I had never really noticed
the thick bill before on that species, despite having seen a number of them
over the years. Lesson learned; look more closely.

Lonnie

On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 7:50 AM Lonnie Somer <mombiwheeler at gmail.com> wrote:


> Hi Tweeters,

>

> I went birding yesterday morning in Discovery Park, Seattle. A couple of

> nice mixed flocks passed through consisting of several species, including

> some warblers. While looking through my photos last night, I noticed 1

> individual that I couldn't ID. When I saw it in the field, I had assumed

> that it was a Wilson's Warbler, but looking at the photos, the bill looks

> more like that of a tanager. Anyway, I'm stumped. As with my recent ID

> request photo, they are not the best quality as it was in the canopy and I

> only have a point-and-shoot camera. Here's the link to my eBird posting:

>

> https://ebird.org/checklist/S117533113

>

> The mystery bird is at the bottom of the checklist under Passerine sp.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Lonnie Somer

> Seattle

>