Drewesque Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Seen in East Texas (posting for a friend). Have pored over field guide and none of the possibilities I’ve come up with make sense range-wise. He has said the greenish hue is not an effect of lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvoryBillHope Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Looks like a warbler, Pine Warbler perhaps? When was this taken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonesome55dove Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Body shape seems wrong for a swallow and this bird has wing bars and appears to have a long sharp bill. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiley Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 (edited) I'm not sure I agree that the lighting isn't affecting the color here. Look at the plastic stuff (idk what it is) in the 2nd photo. It's clearly tinted blue, where I'm pretty sure it's actually white. Makes me think twice about taking the bird's apparent color at face value. If it's truly colored like that, Northen Parula is something to consider. However, I think that Pine Warbler seems to fit, as @IvoryBillHope mentioned. Edited July 15, 2018 by akiley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewesque Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 It was taken recently. I thought Warbler too because of wing bars, was just uncertain as to which kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I agree with Pine Warbler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Landon Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Cerulean female? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psweet Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I'm not sure about the bird, but the potential issue with the color isn't due to reflections off of anything, it's an issue of the color balance in the camera. Of course, that's based on an assumption that the plastic object is actually white, which may not be true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk01 Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 I would say Cerulean female. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiley Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 29 minutes ago, Nighthawk01 said: I would say Cerulean female. The OP says this was taken recently. Not very likely at all to have a CERW in Texas in June-July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiley Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 I don't think CERWs are commonly found on the ground, either ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerMaeve Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 I also think Female Cerulean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackburnian Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 There are no Cerulean Warblers in TX this time of year. This looks best for Pine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiley Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 12 minutes ago, blackburnian said: There are no Cerulean Warblers in TX this time of year. This looks best for Pine. I agree on both accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerMaeve Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Yeah but wouldn't a Pine not have that big eye stripe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 1 hour ago, MerMaeve said: Yeah but wouldn't a Pine not have that big eye stripe? The eyestripe is very fine past the eye on PIWAs. With the fuzziness of these photos, that bird could have numbers on each side and a sponsor across his back and we could easily miss it. I'm going with the Pine Warbler crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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