akiley Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 (edited) 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egosnell2002 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 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! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Yes, your bird is fairly typical of immature female GWWA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbvol50 Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 5 hours ago, Tony Leukering said: Yes, your bird is fairly typical of immature female GWWA. Agree 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiley Posted September 27, 2018 Author Share Posted September 27, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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