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
>