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Ohio Bird ID Help - Little & Green

Last post 09-26-2008, 4:04 PM by Kazaamer. 3 replies.
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  •  09-26-2008, 11:18 AM 60203

    Ohio Bird ID Help - Little & Green

     Found this poor little fellow (gal?) on my porch.  I think it hit the window and broke its neck.  It's about 5 inches long, really has no markings/barring on wings or tail, a fairly bright olively green all over, white underneath, with distinctive spotting on the breast. The area on the top of the head between those markings is a light/faint orangey-rust color. I found several warblers that were similar, but not just like it. Maybe it's a female that my book just didn't show. Any ideas? I'm in south-centralish Ohio, but this time of year it could be a transient that normally lives futher north and is migrating.  Thanks. 

     

     

  •  09-26-2008, 2:42 PM 60216 in reply to 60203

    Re: Ohio Bird ID Help - Little & Green

    Poor little thing!   I'm pretty sure it's an Oven Bird - the orange crown with the black stripes are pretty distinctive.

    http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Ovenbird.html

    Nancy


    Nancy





  •  09-26-2008, 3:15 PM 60219 in reply to 60216

    Re: Ohio Bird ID Help - Little & Green

    Ooops.  I just realized that this was a double post and it had already been answered on the other one.

    At least I was correct!


    Nancy





  •  09-26-2008, 4:04 PM 60222 in reply to 60219

    Re: Ohio Bird ID Help - Little & Green

    Thanks for the reply anyway, you done good Yes  The guide I looked at shows the ovenbird as being brown, so that threw me, this one was definitely not brown at all.  It's the first one I've seen, I wish I could have seen it alive :-(
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