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Posted 13 July 2012 - 10:38 PM
I took this image this morning at a heath barren atop a mountain near Scranton, PA. These guys are in some scrub brush - they look like some form of warbler to me, and I had thought the distinctive breast marking would have made them easy to ID, but I can't find anything that looks like them in any of my books or online. Maybe a juvenile?
I'd appreciate any ideas!
I'd appreciate any ideas!
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Posted 14 July 2012 - 03:49 AM
Definitely a juvie, but I'm not prepared to hazard a guess as to which one.
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Posted 14 July 2012 - 04:21 AM
Looks like a scraggley American Redstart.
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Posted 14 July 2012 - 05:07 AM
Looks like a scraggley American Redstart.
Must be laundry day.
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Posted 14 July 2012 - 05:15 AM
American Redstart wouldn't show the white wingbars, the white undertail, or the yellow in the center of the breast. I'd call this a young male Pine Warbler who has his adult feathers coming in.
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Posted 14 July 2012 - 12:37 PM
Thank you all! The Pine Warbler juvie makes sense, as the area was a mix of scrub oak and pine. This is a new birding location for me, so I haven't seen a whole lot there over time - haven't seen any Pine Warbler adults yet (although I have seen a couple of Prairie Warblers there.)
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