Brett H Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Hello! I observed the bird in the attached photo within a mixed flock of birds (back-throated green, black-throated blue, pine, blackpoll, and Tennessee warblers, American redstarts, black-capped chickadees, and ruby-crowned kinglets) in a low-elevation mixedwood forest in Meredith, New Hampshire. It has the dark head and eye of a phoebe, but it's built like a chickadee with a yellowish wash on the breast and throat and some yellow in the wings. I'm lost. Any thoughts on what it could be? My best guess is a phoebe, and it's perched in a way that makes it look "neckless" and the angle of the camera somehow makes its breast, throat, and wings look tinged with yellow. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bird Nuts Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Looks like a Common Yellowthroat to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett H Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Thanks for the quick review! You don't think the head and back are too dark? Although I guess that could also be the camera and lighting playing tricks on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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