floraphile Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 (edited) 21 Apr 2021 Mobile co. AL; Gulf-side shell middens, heavily wooded with Live Oak, palmetto, cypress, hickory 1. Swainson's Thrush 2. House Finch vs. Indigo Bunting 3. Yellow Warbler 4. Ovenbird 5. Wood Thrush 6. Female Prothonotary Warbler The following 2 were in a suburban yard across from the shell middens, gleaning Bottlebrush plants. 7. Tennessee Warbler 8. Northern Parula Edited April 23, 2021 by floraphile typo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 1. Yes. 2. Field Sparrow. 3. Kentucky Warbler. 4. Ovenbird. 5. Yes. 6. Yes. 7. No photo. 8. Yes. 9. Yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 7 is a Tennessee. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 11 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: 1. Yes. 2. Field Sparrow. 3. Kentucky Warbler. 4. Ovenbird. 5. Yes. 6. Yes. 7. No photo. 8. Yes. 9. Yes. I edited it--& 7 is there now. ? @Seanbirds & @BrdNrd--how would you differentiate a Tennessee from a Drab Cape May? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 1 minute ago, floraphile said: how would you differentiate a Tennessee from a Drab Cape May? Tennessees have no streaking and they usually lack wingbars. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 34 minutes ago, floraphile said: 3. Yellow Warbler Yellow Warblers have blatantly obvious yellow tail spots visible from this angle. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 16 minutes ago, floraphile said: differentiate a Tennessee from a Drab Cape May? Cape Mays are streaked, Tennessees aren't 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 (edited) 20 minutes ago, floraphile said: differentiate a Tennessee from a Drab Cape May? 1 -- Cape Mays are streaked, Tennessees aren't 2 -- Cape Mays have tail spots, Tennessees don't 3 -- Cape Mays have wing bars, Tennessees don't 4 -- In spring, there are no particularly dull Cape Mays (see here) Edited April 23, 2021 by Tony Leukering typo fix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 10 minutes ago, Tony Leukering said: 1 -- Cape Mays are streaked, Tennessees aren't 2 -- Cape Mays have tail spots, Tennessees don't 3 -- Cape Mays have wing bars, Tennessees don't 4 -- In spring, there are no particularly dull Cape Mays (see here) Got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 (edited) Note that some Tennessees (probably young ones) can have thin wingbars. Edited April 23, 2021 by The Bird Nuts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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