This guy was on my finch feeder today. According to my Birds of Tarrant County Bar Graph Checklist, the only Warblers in my area this time of year are:
Pine
Palm
Yellow-rumped
With the occassional Cape May, Yellow-throated or Black & White.
What do ya'll think it is? Strange to see one on the seed feeder, too.
I'll post several pics.
Thanks in advance:)
Here's another shot so you can see the size compared to these Goldfinch.
And another one. I have more if we need them, just let me know.
Possibility of Female Common Yellow Throat, the white spot doesn't quite look like a match for a female Black-throated Blue Warbler which it does resemble. Not confirmations.
Orange-crowned Warbler.
Sibley maps it as wintering in most of Texas (all except the part sticking up in the northwest)
Resin
I agree with Res on the Orange-crowned. The broken eyering, the pale yellow line above the dark eyeline, combined with the faint breast streaking...
Two other things point to OCWA that aren anecdotal at best: I have had an OCWA in my yard for the past three winters (it was banded in the woods out back during its first winter, so know it is the same), that regularly feeds on bits of sunflower seeds hulled by other birds. Second, I have seen a couple of dozen OCWA's with that light spot on the bend of the wing. Not common, but I see it a couple of times a year on different birds.
Greg
Thanks for the ID! I also have a confirmation from a member of the local AS that it is an OCWA. That is really great!
This message was edited Jan 2, 2010 6:43 PM
That light spot kept me away from O-c W. Not too many N.A. Warbler's with no wing-bars.
