TDJenkins Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Taken today in South Jersey, wooded area. TIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 That is an American Redstart. Female I belive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveschapinas Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Agree. I wasn't sure if it's female or juvenile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDJenkins Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, Aveschapines said: Agree. I wasn't sure if it's female or juvenile... I always forget how to differentiate them. I now think this is a HY male, because of the black around the face and the strong yellow near the shoulder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 (edited) It's kinda ratty looking, but I don't think the black is just missing feathers, making this a juvenile male. Edited May 21, 2020 by Benjamin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I don't think it's a juvenile since the black adult feathers are coming in on the face. I think it's a second year male. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 @The Bird Nuts I was under the impression that HY could show black on the face during the spring, but apparently not : https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/EN_36-3_143-146.pdf This appears to be a SY bird. Thanks for the correction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdbrain22 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 4 hours ago, The Bird Nuts said: I don't think it's a juvenile since the black adult feathers are coming in on the face. I think it's a second year male. Yes most definitely a second year male. 4 hours ago, Benjamin said: @The Bird Nuts I was under the impression that HY could show black on the face during the spring, but apparently not : https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/EN_36-3_143-146.pdf This appears to be a SY bird. Thanks for the correction. In the fall of their HY, very few males show the start of some black spotting, but they are usually much more orange than the yellow of the females... but even that is not always the case.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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