Birds are cool Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Took these photos during spring migration this year, not the best, but the large white wing bar on the warblers wings, and the yellow chest make me think it is a MAWA. Just want to double check and get some input and id from other people https://ebird.org/checklist/S109362693?_gl=1*lthap1*_ga*MjIwODE2NzAzLjE2NTU5OTA0ODM.*_ga_QR4NVXZ8BM*MTY1NzA2NTc0NC4yLjEuMTY1NzA2NTc0Ni41OA..#_ga=2.196303279.2013054414.1657039270-220816703.1655990483 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasan Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 This is not identifiable but it's almost certainly not a MAWA. Exceptional birds require exceptional documentation 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 (edited) Magnolia warblers are common during migration where I live. I would think that my photos show enough of the bird to id it. Edited July 6 by Birds are cool Wrong word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 @Hasan in the first photo in my checklist, you can see that the bird has a large (relative to body size), and I have compared photos and believe I saw a MAWA. https://ebird.org/species/magwar Adult male. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 23 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: @Hasan in the first photo in my checklist, you can see that the bird has a large (relative to body size), and I have compared photos and believe I saw a MAWA. https://ebird.org/species/magwar Adult male. Forgive my confusion, but what does the bird have that is large (relative to body size)? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 (edited) 12 minutes ago, lonestranger said: Forgive my confusion, but what does the bird have that is large (relative to body size)? Isn't that a little personal for a public forum? Edited July 6 by Charlie Spencer 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 I meant has a large (relative to body size) wing bar. Sometimes my phone changes the words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 So, "large wing bar, relative to body size'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 Do either of you @lonestranger or @Charlie Spencer have any thoughts on the bird? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: Do either of you @lonestranger or @Charlie Spencer have any thoughts on the bird? Yeah, I'm with @Hasan's original diagnosis of 'Unidentiable but likely not Magnolia Warbler'. If they were my photos, I wouldn't be comfortable with them as my only support when out on that limb. But hey, I recently had to have several members beat me into accepting my own photos as White-rumped Sandpipers (first sightings in a multi-county area). Edited July 6 by Charlie Spencer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 I'm viewing this on my phone so I'm having a hard time distinguishing if I am seeing wingbars or branches in front of the wing. There's one wide white strip across the bird's wing that just doesn't look like a wingbar to me and I question the other possible wingbars too. Bird sp. for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 25 minutes ago, lonestranger said: There's one wide white strip across the bird's wing that just doesn't look like a wingbar to me and I question the other possible wingbars too. I agree about the 'wide wingbar', although I accept the other two closer to the front of the bird's wing. The 'wide' one is in the wrong position to be a wingbar and at the wrong angle, especially when compared to the other two. I think it's a leaf in profile with the light making it look light. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 1 hour ago, Birds are cool said: I meant has a large (relative to body size) wing bar. Sometimes my phone changes the words. The “wingbar” in the first photo is a part of the plant in front of the bird, and is out a wingbar. This is apparent in the third photo. I agree with others that this is not identifiable to species. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 11 minutes ago, DLecy said: The “wingbar” in the first photo is a part of the plant in front of the bird, and is out a wingbar. This is apparent in the third photo. I agree with others that this is not identifiable to species. *not* a wingbar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 Thank you all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasan Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 3 hours ago, Birds are cool said: Magnolia warblers are common during migration where I live. I would think that my photos show enough of the bird to id it. Not so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted July 6 Author Share Posted July 6 Nobody birds in Lauren's georgia, but thank you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 44 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: Nobody birds in Lauren's georgia, but thank you It looks like only nine of the top 50 have been active this year. Most in the top ten haven't done much in the last couple of years. Fortunately there are some active folks further down the list; new birders, hopefully. https://ebird.org/top100?locInfo.regionCode=US-GA-175&year=AAAA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 If 'Snorbert Zangox' is what's on that person's driver's license, I'll eat what the vultures leave behind. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 1 hour ago, Charlie Spencer said: If 'Snorbert Zangox' is what's on that person's driver's license, I'll eat what the vultures leave behind. Gosh I hope that’s a real person!!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 22 minutes ago, DLecy said: Gosh I hope that’s a real person!!! One can eat anything If one puts enough hot sauce on... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 1 hour ago, Charlie Spencer said: I'll eat what the vultures leave behind. 19 minutes ago, Charlie Spencer said: One can eat anything If one puts enough hot sauce on... Hot sauce and excrement, now that's what I'd call eating your own words. 😜 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Belly up @Charlie Spencer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 (edited) 9 hours ago, Birds are cool said: He is a real guy on Facebook. (Mod edit to remove address) Is his address. I'm going to require better documentation than Facebook. That just demonstrates he or she is consistent with his alias across web sites. As I said, "driver's license". Edited July 7 by Aveschapines Private information about another perso 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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