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Date Posted: 09:58:54 04/29/02 Mon
Author: Jr
Author Host/IP: tx.nfor.com / 208.226.184.166
Subject: Re: "Audubon's" warbler??
In reply to: Greg 's message, ""Audubon's" warbler??" on 16:16:23 04/28/02 Sun

I observed the bird for five to seven minutes between 8:00 and 8:15 A.M. It was about 15-20 feet high in a small tree along the west side of the boarwalk. At one point it was directly overhead as it moved across the boardwalk and flew to the east.

At the first instant I saw the bird, I thought it was going to be a yellow-throated warbler, but that idea was quickly dashed when I noticed the yellow on the upper sides of the body, the bright yellow crown, and of course, the yellow rump.

Since the bird looked different, I continued to watch it. There was a Myrtle nearby, so I switched back and forth between the two.

The yellow area on the head of the Audubon's was bigger, but he could have been ruffling his feathers. The main differences that I saw on the Audubon's was the yellow throat and the solid black upper chest with solid black going down the sides. He appeared to have a big, bold, black upside-down V on his chest.

I'm not sure if it's a key field mark, but the dark, upper chest area on the Myrtle appears split or broken with white.

Since the bird was new to me, I did not take the time to look through the field guide until after it left the area.
So I did not notice if the bird was missing the black cheeks which are on the Myrtle.

I was birding alone and I spoke to no one while observing the bird. As I was exiting the boardwalk, I talked with Mary (I think that's her name) who works at the nature center. I mentioned the Audubon's warbler and she said a couple other guys had also seen it, but I don't know who they were.



>Please go into more detail on your "Audubon's" warbler
>sighting---it is very significant.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Greg Links
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>>>Two Cattle egrets were seen along Rte 2 at the
>>>entrance to Ottawa NWR mid-day Saturday, 4/27.
>>>There were a variety of common migrants along the
>Bird
>>>Trail, but very low numbers.
>>
>>The cattle egrets were nice and cooperative on
>>Saturday. The best birds for me on the boardwalk at
>>Magee today were the Scarlet Tanager and a male
>>Audubon's Warbler.

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