Dan P Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Anyone willing to make comments about this bird (better photos coming soon). Taken 10-7-2020 late afternoon in Glendale, CA -- roadside in a natural area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 With the limited photo I would say it's a Yellow-Rumped Warbler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 6 hours ago, MichaelLong said: With the limited photo I would say it's a Yellow-Rumped Warbler That would be my guess as well. Although this may not be identifiable with 100% certainty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 What are you seeing that would point to Yellow-rumped Warbler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, Dan P said: What are you seeing that would point to Yellow-rumped Warbler. Grey back streaking on the sides I'd be more helpful for id if we could see the front of the bird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 Do these two additional photos help confirm the ID? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Still looks like a Yellow Rumped Sparrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 12 minutes ago, MichaelLong said: Still looks like a Yellow Rumped Sparrow Warbler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) I think I see side streaking and some yellow on the sides in the second photo. The last photo looks like there's some yellow on the throat. Would someone confirm the tail pattern for YRWA? Edited October 9, 2020 by Charlie Spencer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Tail pattern looks good for a Yellow-rumped and we can see part of the yellow rump and throat in the last photo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 Man, you guys are really good -- especially from that first photo. So is this a female? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLong Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Looks like a Female Audubon's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Thanks Michael. Not being a birder, it took me a while to identify it as a female Audobon's using WhatBird Search -- even with that last photo. I can usually identify adult males using WhatBird Search, but I'm never confident about females, juveniles or birds with different first/second year plumage. After I identified it, I was looking back at the other photos of it and wondered if there was enough info in them to ID it, or what could be said at minimum about it. So I posted that first photo. I expected the best I would get is that its some kind of warbler, or maybe not even that specific. I was stunned when MichaelLong came back fairly quickly and nailed the species. Then there was agreement, and no dissenting views or other suggestions. I wondered "how many birds have these people looked at from every possible perspective and stage of life?" Its a little scary. But I do want to say that I really appreciate all of the experts on this forum willing to spend their time to comment on all the photos posted. And its great that everyone is so pleasant and respectful. Thanks. Dan P. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 On 10/9/2020 at 3:51 PM, Charlie Spencer said: Would someone confirm the tail pattern for YRWA? It's also strongly suggestive of the Audubon's that it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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