Birds are cool Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 I tried to get an in focus photo, but couldn't. My guess is RCKI, but could it be a CSWA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 I’m thinking RCKI because I don’t think there’s that much white on the wing for CSWA. But I’m probably wrong… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird-Boys Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Looks ok for Chestnut-sided. That cocked tail behavior is distinctive. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 YAY!! Presumably a female? This is the earliest a Chestnut sided Warbler has ever been reported in Georgia by three months! I am so happy I decided to not delete the photo, and call it a RCKI. https://ebird.org/species/chswar/US-GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 I don't think this is identifiable. 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 Does this help? I am going to ask my reviewer what he thinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 @DLecy, @AlexHenry, @Hasan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 1 hour ago, Birds are cool said: This is the earliest a Chestnut sided Warbler has ever been reported in Georgia by three months! This is a really big red flag. Chestnut-sided Warblers rarely overwinter in the US (there are exactly two records for CSWA in eBird north of Florida, all time), and birds don't simply show up three months early. I would not call this on a cocked tail. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Definitely wouldn’t call this a Chestnut-sided. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLecy Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 53 minutes ago, DLecy said: This is a really big red flag. Chestnut-sided Warblers rarely overwinter in the US (there are exactly two records for CSWA in eBird north of Florida, all time), and birds don't simply show up three months early. I would not call this on a cocked tail. Let me clarify, I meant (there are exactly two records for CSWA in eBird north of Florida in the months of January and February, all time) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 My reviewer said that it looks like a backlit GCKI which I can see. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird-Boys Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 Disregard my last post…probably shouldn’t ID anything late at night! 🤪 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 2 minutes ago, Bird-Boys said: probably shouldn’t ID anything late at night! 🤪 We all have those moments! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 My impression is Ruby-crowned Kinglet(or Golden-crowned), but I too wouldn’t call this anything at all. Definitely wouldn’t call it a CSWA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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