Golden-winged ish Warbler

[akiley]

I saw this bird in Fairfield, CT yesterday morning. When I first got on it, I freaked out. But then I backed off a bit after a friend thought that the little bit of yellow on the breast means that it can't be a pure Golden-winged. 

I looked around eBird photos, and a report from one bander said that a little yellowish coloring on the breast and back isn't unusual for HY female Golden-winged. 

I'm wondering how reliable that statement that is, and what it means for this individual. 

Thanks!

https://flic.kr/s/aHskJtNVHy

 

Edited September 24, 2018 by akiley

[egosnell2002]

I have little experience with the Lawrence's side of the hybrid complex, but I think with any yellow on the breast, the bird must have BWWA genes, however they seem to be quite diluted in this one. Personally for my list, I have usually counted those slightly off birds, as long as it's not overly far towards LAWA or BRWA. I mean, there's lots of speculation that they're the same species with two morphs, and this could just be one on the spectrum. Up to you (and reviewers, I assume this is a decent bird there), too bad you couldn't get a feather or something!

[Tony Leukering]

Yes, your bird is fairly typical of immature female GWWA.

[hbvol50]

5 hours ago, Tony Leukering said:

Yes, your bird is fairly typical of immature female GWWA.

Agree

[akiley]

Thank you all for the help! Golden-winged is a really good bird for CT (in recent years), so I wanted to get some opinions before making a claim of a "good" GWWA.