gstacks Posted May 15 Author Share Posted May 15 My two favorite kinds of posts here: I post something, and I get a quick, definitive ID. I post something, and it never gets definitively ID'd, but the discussion is informative and funny. Thanks all! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 I don’t really get the confusion, pretty typical Yellowthroat to me 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 For one, this bird is clearly a drab olive, unlike the gray of a Virginia’s. Undertail pattern is wrong for Nashville (they show a distinct yellow-white-yellow), and it lacks the gray hood for that species as well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 I’m looking at it back on my larger screen, and I still cannot see this as anything than a Yellowthroat. If I were wrong, which I don’t think I am, I could only see it as a VIWA, not NAWA, but I still think COYE. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 I'm on board for COYE now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Thomas 2.0 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 After an inordinate amount of thought, review, and re-review of these pictures, I too am now on board for my best guess being a rather drab female COYE, but personally wouldn't call from these pictures regardless. Good stuff from the brain trust on here - enjoyed the journey! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gstacks Posted May 16 Author Share Posted May 16 Before I posted these pictures here, I used the Merlin app, and it suggested COYE. So I'm impressed that it got that right even with these crappy pics. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 I guess I can get behind COYE. Maybe it’s the lighting that’s making it look so gray to me. Structure does look better for it too. Nice to have a good brain teaser! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMe Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 On 5/15/2023 at 10:09 AM, Avery said: Also, this one of the coolest shots I’ve ever seen! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/265530851 If you look closely, the bird isn't looking though a hole in the leaf, someone actually stick a googly-eye on the leaf and it just happens to line up 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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