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Black-throated Green warbler? and odd looking titmouse

Started by Texachusetts, Sep 05 2012 01:30 AM

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#1 Texachusetts

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Posted 05 September 2012 - 01:30 AM

I am pretty sure this is a Black-throated Green Warbler, but I know fall warblers are tricky for novices. I have thought a few posted here were BTGN and they were IDed different. North Central Massachusetts September. Posted Image

Also, as it should be my yard is full of tufted titmice, but I have never seen one look like this. I keep running for binos to see what that little brown bird is! I know it is a tufted titmouse, but I assume a juvenile? I have never seen one like this and can't find any similar ones when I google juvenile tufted titmouse. Is this unusual? It is not lighting, it always looks like this. Posted Image

Life list at 353!...2013 Lifers: Barred Owl, Northern Shrike, Pine Grosbeak, Merlin, Red Crossbill, White-winged Crossbill, Common Pauraque, Olive Sparrow, Western, Least, Clark's and Eared Grebes, Altimira, Audubons, Scotts and Bullock's Orioles, Black-headed Grosbeak, Green Kingfisher, Reddish Egret, Red-naped Sapsucker, Eastern and Western Screech Owls, Flamulated owl,Elf Owl, Mexican Spotted Owl, American Bittern, more ducks and shorebirds than I can list , Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet, Buff-breasted flycatcher, ELEGANT TROGON, Gray Hawk, Black Hawk, Hutton's and Bell's Vireo,Black-throated Gray Warbler, Painted Redstart, Yellow-throated warbler, TROPICAL PARULA, Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, Broad-billed, Anna's, Costa's, Violet -crowned, Rufous and Magnificent Hummingbirds.
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#2 GreatHorn

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Posted 05 September 2012 - 01:32 AM

Agree with BTNW.
The second is a titmouse for sure. Pretty ratty... don't know what the deal is there.

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#3 TheGodComplex

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Posted 05 September 2012 - 01:32 AM

I am not sure on the first, but the second seems to be a molting Tufted Titmouse.

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#4 Liam

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Posted 05 September 2012 - 01:32 AM

I agree with BTNW and TUTI. Your Titmouse is undergoing molt.

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#5 Texachusetts

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Posted 05 September 2012 - 01:49 AM

This titmouse is the only one out of the regular visitors that I have ever seen like this. Are the beige/brown feathers hiding under the grey on all titmice?

Life list at 353!...2013 Lifers: Barred Owl, Northern Shrike, Pine Grosbeak, Merlin, Red Crossbill, White-winged Crossbill, Common Pauraque, Olive Sparrow, Western, Least, Clark's and Eared Grebes, Altimira, Audubons, Scotts and Bullock's Orioles, Black-headed Grosbeak, Green Kingfisher, Reddish Egret, Red-naped Sapsucker, Eastern and Western Screech Owls, Flamulated owl,Elf Owl, Mexican Spotted Owl, American Bittern, more ducks and shorebirds than I can list , Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet, Buff-breasted flycatcher, ELEGANT TROGON, Gray Hawk, Black Hawk, Hutton's and Bell's Vireo,Black-throated Gray Warbler, Painted Redstart, Yellow-throated warbler, TROPICAL PARULA, Black-tailed Gnatcatcher, Broad-billed, Anna's, Costa's, Violet -crowned, Rufous and Magnificent Hummingbirds.
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