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Saturday, May 8. 2010

Who am I? (Ans: Connecticut Warbler - a rara avis in Connecticut)

It's the thick of warbler migration season now on the Atlantic Flyway. Step outdoors at 6 AM and you can hear them all (especially the Parulas). 


Last time I saw one of the large warblers below was in Central Park, skulking in low brush along the Reservoir (CP has the best birding and the best girl-watching on the East Coast, in May). Male and female:



Posted by Bird Dog at 10:56 | Comments (8) | Trackbacks (0)

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Very unusual coloring.

Not that I'm an expert.
#1 Irish Cicero (Link) on 2010-05-08 15:50 (Reply)
Ah - good choice BD. That is a good example of the "tweety" bird first discovered and described by Dr. Sylvester D. Cat. Unremarkable in plummage, the Tweety bird is known for the very remarkable call "Ey Thot I Thaw A Puddy Tat".
#2 Tom Francis on 2010-05-08 19:01 (Reply)
Just a question: why do some birds have a white ring around the eye?
#3 jma on 2010-05-08 21:06 (Reply)
M & F Vireo?
#4 toad on 2010-05-08 21:47 (Reply)
I'm thinking Nashville, and home is underwater.
#5 sdferr on 2010-05-08 21:49 (Reply)
Orange Crowned Warbler (the eye ring is key here)
#6 Tropical Charlie on 2010-05-08 21:58 (Reply)
We've got birds that look exactly like this here in New Zealand, I had no idea what they were.
#7 Clubbeaux on 2010-05-09 02:21 (Reply)
So it's a Connecticut, huh? Because large.
#8 sdferr on 2010-05-09 03:06 (Reply)

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