briancdn Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Looks like a Yellow Warbler, but I'm not sure. Parc Frayere, Boucherville Quebec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Thomas 2.0 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Agreed - yellow warbler (not sure what else it could be honestly after a quick check on Merlin). Likely immature I'm thinking as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briancdn Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, Caley Thomas 2.0 said: Agreed - yellow warbler (not sure what else it could be honestly after a quick check on Merlin). Likely immature I'm thinking as well. I see alittle olive on top of the head, which made me wonder if this was a young male Pine Warbler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Thomas 2.0 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 13 minutes ago, briancdn said: I see alittle olive on top of the head, which made me wonder if this was a young male Pine Warbler. I considered a Pine Warbler as well, but due to the apparent rarity at the location (if you believe Merlin), and the yellowish tinge to the wingbars, I'm thinking Pine Warbler is pretty safe here. Of course feel free to wait for others to confirm as well - I'm no expert! ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 It’s undertail is yellow = Yellow Warbler 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamRHead Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Are we seeing the undertail for sure? I'm wondering if it might be a Wilson's Warbler. Wilson's has yellow undertail coverts, and yellow on the edges of the tail feathers. Just throwing it out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveschapinas Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I do see yellow under the tail except the tip, and I don't see where it could be reflection from anything else in the photo. Plus it just doesn't give me Wilson's vibes, for reasons I can't justify (but I see both species nearly every day during migration). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 That’s 100% a YEWA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) 20 hours ago, Avery said: It’s undertail is yellow = Yellow Warbler Careful. Lots of warblers have yellow undertail coverts, Nashville, Orange-crowned, Wilson’s, etc. This can be a helpful field mark for sure but it’s not enough on its own to identify the bird. Definitely a Yellow Warbler though. Edited July 13, 2022 by AlexHenry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveschapinas Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 2 hours ago, AlexHenry said: Careful. Lots of warblers have yellow undertail coverts, Nashville, Orange-crowned, Wilson’s, etc. This can be a helpful field mark for sure but it’s not enough on its own to identify the bird. Definitely a Yellow Warbler though. But the yellow isn't limited to the coverts; it extends all the way except for the very tip, which is much more diagnostic of Yellow Warbler. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 9 hours ago, AlexHenry said: Careful. Lots of warblers have yellow undertail coverts, Nashville, Orange-crowned, Wilson’s, etc. This can be a helpful field mark for sure but it’s not enough on its own to identify the bird. Definitely a Yellow Warbler though. Undertail, not undertail coverts. The actual undersides of the rectrices are yellow, a feature only Yellow Warblers have (out of the warblers) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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