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Started by fishman, Sep 28 2012 02:59 AM

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#1 fishman

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 02:59 AM

Posted ImageWent to look for shorebirds and found lots of movement in the willow trees along the shoreline. Taken today at Irondequoit Bay South Shore in the AM. My thoughts are: 1. unk 2. Song Sparrow 3. unk 4. Prarie Warbler 5. unk 6. Yellow-rumped Warbler 7. unk 8. unkPosted ImagePosted ImagePosted ImagePosted ImagePosted ImagePosted ImagePosted Image

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 04:03 AM

Counting down from the top:
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler
  • Not sure -- looks like a House Sparrow except for the lack of a wingbar
  • Song Sparrow
  • Yellow-rumped
  • Palm Warbler
  • White-throated Sparrow
  • Yellow-rumped
  • Palm Warbler

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 11:25 AM

the first is a palm i agree with everything else
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Posted 28 September 2012 - 12:36 PM

That first bird's got an awfully contrasty face for a Palm.

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Posted 28 September 2012 - 03:07 PM

Malar marking on the first bird supports Palm over Yellow-rumped.

Clean gray nape and lack of yellow on the lores make 6 a Swamp Sparrow.
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Posted 28 September 2012 - 03:22 PM

Agree with parula. 6 is a white-throated.
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Posted 28 September 2012 - 03:43 PM

I agree with Liam on 1 and 6. 1 is a Palm Warbler and 6 is a Swamp Sparrow (as mentioned the clean gray nape is a good field mark). I agree with the rest of the ids as well.
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Posted 28 September 2012 - 08:07 PM

I agree that the sparrow is a Swamp.
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Posted 28 September 2012 - 08:12 PM

What were you all (JimBob and Psweet) seeing that made you think White-throated? My impression was Swamp, based on the nape and GISS, but I'd be curious to hear your thoughts. Definitely not the best picture and, imo, a definitive ID might not be possible.
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Posted 28 September 2012 - 10:37 PM

The eyebrow on #6 is white -- it should be dark gray on a Swamp. And I guess you're right about that first bird, in which case the contrast was pushed up during processing.
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