tsegarra Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 This bird from the woods of eastern New York has a yellow head/breast and two white wingbars. It's roughly warbler sized, and was flitting around in the pine trees. I have two possibilities in mind but don't want to bias the reader. Can anyone confirm the identity of the bird? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Looks like a Pine Warbler to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerMaeve Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 6 minutes ago, The Bird Nuts said: Looks like a Pine Warbler to me. Agreed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsegarra Posted July 29, 2018 Author Share Posted July 29, 2018 Looks right to me! Is the bill shape and general behavior (e.g. upside down, rapid movements) enough to distinguish it definitively from Yellow-throated Vireo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 I am pretty confident. The 4th photo (of the face) especially looks like a Pine Warbler. Yellow-throated Vireos not only have larger bills, they have larger eyes and a more contrasting face pattern. Your bird also appears to have orange feet which rules out vireos (which have blue feet). 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsegarra Posted July 29, 2018 Author Share Posted July 29, 2018 Thank you so much! That's extremely helpful, as usual. I never noticed that about the feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiley Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 I agree with Pine Warbler. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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