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Warbler?

I think it may be a Yellow-rumped Warbler.

I wasn't sure if it wasn't sure what to call it..."Yellow-Rumped" or "Myrtyle

You can call it either. I do. The Myrtle is the subspecies of Yellow-rumped.

A few days ago I found this link about bird name changes. It gave me a chuckle.
http://www.birdwatchersgeneralstore.com/BirdNames.htm

Yep, Myrtle Warbler

Until recently called Yellow-rumped Warbler, but then they split Yellow-rumped into two species, Myrtle [eastern] and Audubon's [western].

Resin

Resin,

I thought the AOU decided against it. Is there news I am missing?

Hi Chillybean,

IOC accept them as separate species, based on low levels of hybridisation between them - "lack of free interbreeding between Audubon's and Myrtle Warblers in the narrow and stable hybrid zone; confirms validity of original split":
http://www.worldbirdnames.org/n-finches.html
http://www.worldbirdnames.org/documents/TheYellow-rumpedWarblerspeciesgroup.html

Resin

Thank You Chillybean & Resin for all the information! It is greatly appreciated.
LadiBurd

Thanks for the info, Resin. So does the IOC usurp (I think that's the right word) the AOU? :)
I don't remember where it was exactly, but there was a discussion about what bird this was supposed to be called, someone posted they were going to stick to calling it the "Butterbutt" regardless.

Yep, IOC is the 'Top Dog', as it covers the whole world; the others are all just regional, like AOU (USA & Canada), BOU (Britain), AERC (Europe), OBC (Asia), SACC (S America), etc.

"Butterbutt" . . . can't see that getting used in a scientific paper ;-)

Resin