floraphile Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 31 Oct 2021 Baldwin co. AL; abandoned homesite; in mixed flock Bill looks long, fairly thick (I thought unwarbler-like), and somewhat down-turning Can you walk me through the ID? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 (edited) Tail is not long enough for an Oriole, so it's a Warbler. Yellowish underparts Unpatterned undertail White undertail coverts Dark legs and feet Eyeline First-winter Tennessee Warbler. Edited November 1, 2021 by Seanbirds 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floraphile Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 2 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: Tail is not long enough for an Oriole, so it's a Warbler. Yellowish underparts Unpatterned undertail White undertail coverts Dark legs and feet Eyeline First-winter Tennessee Warbler. That's terrific, @Seanbirds! Thank you so much!. Looking at the face, my first thought was Tennessee Warbler, but I thought the bill was too big & undertail was patterned--it looked darker on the end. Lighting artifact? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 1 minute ago, floraphile said: undertail was patterned--it looked darker on the end. Lighting artifact? Most likely. First-winter birds can have a weak, adult-like tail pattern, but that just sounds like a shadow on the end of the tail or something. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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