Birds Etcetera made birdQUIZ his random blog of the day. I figured that I probably should do some kind of quiz for everyone. Warblers are moving through so here is an easy warbler identification for everyone!
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Welcome everyone to the birdQUIZ blog that will help you with your bird identification skills. Feel free to use any kind of reference you have available for your identification (Sibley’s Field Guide is recommended)!! Good Luck Everyone!
If you need spoilers click on the comments but I strongly suggest that you try to identify the bird first before moving down to see what answers have been given already. The person who commented could be wrong!! Most or all of these birds have been identified in the hand already and we know the answer (unless we say we don't know the answer).
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Black-throated green?
I think I’m with Susan on Black-throated Green. I have to say though, the only “easy” warbler in my book is the black and white. I agonize over all the rest!
That’s another bird I haven’t seen. My field guide agree with Susan and Lynne.
Hmm, not a black throated green!! Don’t let the yellow coloring fool ya! Look at the pattern on the back of the bird! Yellow in face isn’t really yellow enough!
I’ll go with female Blackburnian Warbler
hmm, first time player here, but I think:
Olive Warbler
Peucedramus taeniatus
(because of the white wing bars)
Now if that’s the case..shouldn’t this bird be in the southwest?
Birdfreak has it as a Blackburnian Warbler! The streaking along its back isn’t commonly seen in most warblers so this is the major field mark! Its latin name is Dendroica fusca which gets its name from this plumage! fusca is dull coloring in latin! Also, the auriculars are dark compaired to the black-throated green but the Olive Warbler does have these dark auriculars. The Olive pattern on the belly and breast don’t have the streaking as in this bird above! Also steaks in the Blackthroated green should be darker and have more yellow/green coloring than this bird does. Great job, this was much harder than I expected it to be!