robbie_robertson Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 <p>The closest thing I could find is the Yellow Rumped Warbler, but this one does not have the yellow throat. Stumped. The picture was taken yesterday at a wetland in western Oregon.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmanuk Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Hi Robbie My guess from uk would be breeding female yellow rump warbler Any help? Neat shot anyway! Regards miken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djolk Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 <p>I'd go with Yellow Rumped Warbler as well. It looks kind of scraggly though, or maybe a juvenile. It could also be a Myrtle Warbler, I am not sure if 'they' are lumped back in with the rest of the YRWA now, or split out.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmanuk Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Daniel,Thats a good call too, I looked at myrtle as well , sure straggley . very pale , this one has a sure white wing bar, has the myrtle wing bar so white? Sorry Rob but you did put a good shot up for discussion! I am uk so these little jobs help me to test out only from ref.books not field experience Regards miken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerry_grim Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 It is a Yellow-rumped Warbler. Both the Myrtle and Audubon's Warbler are considered just on species: Yellow-rumped Warbler. This is a Myrtle which is from the east. Audubon's is from Western U.S. The Wood Warblers have recently undergone scientific name changes (Dendrioica has been eliminated) Old scientific name: Dendroica coronata New scientific name: Setophaga coronata With all that, I am not certain whether this is a female in breeding plumage or a young male undergoing molt. The white throat makes it a Myrtle. Audubon's has a yellow throat. Nice photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhauschild Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 <p>Yes , this is a Yellow-rumped warbler (Dendrocia coronata). It appears to be a female in Winter plumage.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie_robertson Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 <p>Thanks gents! It seems like females, juveniles and occasionally winter plumage leave me stumped. To be frank, I started looking through sparrow variations with this one. Photo.net turns out to be a very good resource, and I find myself asking questions here before I go to Cornell's bird site. Yupper a great web site.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie_robertson Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 <p>BTW Kerry, you couldn't get much more west of this in the U.S. without falling in the Pacific Ocean.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_de_ley Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 <p>Those eye patches are pretty dark compared to any female YRW I've seen around my neck of the west coast deserts & woods. Which doesn't mean all that much, considering my geographically limited experience and the bewildering variability of these perky and quirky characters, but I'm guessing it's perhaps more likely to be a young male YRW, like Kerry suggested/wondered as an alternative.</p> <p>FWIW <a href="http://howardcheek.photoshelter.com/image/I00003BLIPWXowJU">Here</a>'s a similar looking bird from Howard Cheek's website. He doesn't specify where the shot was taken or which sex he thinks it was, but interestingly (and as a token of our collective confusion) an earlier and now vanished instance of this same photo on a different website had this down as a 1st year winter female :)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don_baccus Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 <p>Robbie, we do get occasional myrtle YRWs here in the great wetness known as western Oregon ...</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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