Hi Shai et al., No one seems to be commenting on the bright white semi-circles above and below the eye. I have never seen this feature on an Orange-crowned Warbler. Bob Paxfon
On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 10:38 PM, Andrew Block <[email protected]> wrote: > Boy, after seeing the Macgillivray's in Highlands, NJ yesterday and seeing > the photos of this bird, I can see the similarities for sure. But the > MacGillivray's did not have those light edgings as Shai notes and seemed a > little brighter overall and the throat seemed different too. I'd lean > towards an Orange-crowned, but you can really see they'd be confusing in > this instance. I've never seen an Orange-crowned like this one. > > Andrew > > *Andrew v. F. Block* > *Consulting Naturalist* > 20 Hancock Avenue, Apt. 3 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=20+Hancock+Avenue,+Apt.+3+Yonkers,+Westchester+Co.,+New+York+10705&entry=gmail&source=g> > Yonkers, Westchester Co., New York 10705 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=20+Hancock+Avenue,+Apt.+3+Yonkers,+Westchester+Co.,+New+York+10705&entry=gmail&source=g> > -4629 > Phone: 914-963-3080 <(914)%20963-3080>; Cell: 914-319-9701 > <(914)%20319-9701> > www.flickr.com/photos/conuropsis/albums > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Shaibal Mitra <[email protected]> > *To:* NYSBIRDS-L <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 19, 2017 3:16 PM > *Subject:* RE: [nysbirds-l] OCWA or MGWA > > Hi Cesar and all, > > Very cool-looking bird! > > I think its overall shape (and particularly its very finely pointed bill) > and manners suggest Orange-crowned Warbler. I also think that a > MacGillivray's Warbler would show a thicker, blacker loral stripe. > > Finally, the whitish edges to the tips of the primaries are a typical > feature of Orange-crowned Warbler, and one that I can't recall seeing on > things like Mourning Warbler or Common Yellowthroat, whcih MacGillivray's > would be expected to resemble. > > Shai Mitra > Bay Shore > ________________________________________ > From: [email protected] [ > [email protected]] on behalf of Cesar Castillo [ > [email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 1:46 PM > To: EBirds NYC; NYSBIRDS-L > Subject: [nysbirds-l] OCWA or MGWA > > Dear All, > > I have posted the original images on flicker. I have not messed with the > photos except in increasing their sharpness. I can see how this could be > an orange-crowned warbler, however I remember seeing a grey hood that > extended quite a bit, Carry Laben and I immediately thought Mourning W > until we looked at the photos and thought MacGillivray's. Memory is fickle > though when it comes to details, I don't tend to just trust mine without > evidence. The hood, if it is real is most notable in the 2nd and 7th link > below. > > Thank you all, it's too bad no one else has been able to see it. I > attempted to find it on Monday morning, but there was active construction > in the location where it was found, and most of the snow in the park had > melted, giving this bird and all the other birds found in the same spot > ample opportunity to find food elsewhere. > > OCWA or MGWA<https://www.flickr.com/photos/103732330@N03/27385760229 > /in/dateposted-public/> > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/103732330@N03/27385760229/in/ > dateposted-public/> > > > > > [https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/23/logos/flickr.png] > OCWA or MGWA > > Flushing Meadows Corona Park - Meadow Lake Queens County, NY, USA > 12/17/2017 > > > > > > > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/103732330@N03/27385760649/in/ > dateposted-public/> > > > > > [https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/23/logos/flickr.png] > OCWA or MGWA > > Flushing Meadows Corona Park - Meadow Lake Queens County, NY, USA > 12/17/2017 > > > > > OCWA or MGWA<https://www.flickr.com/photos/103732330@N03/27385760329 > /in/dateposted-public/> > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/103732330@N03/27385760329/in/ > dateposted-public/> > > > > > [https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/23/logos/flickr.png] > OCWA or MGWA > > Flushing Meadows Corona Park - Meadow Lake Queens County, NY, USA > 12/17/2017 > > > > > > OCWA or MGWA<https://www.flickr.com/photos/103732330@N03/24301986757 > /in/dateposted-public/> > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/103732330@N03/24301986757/in/ > dateposted-public/> > > > > > [https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/23/logos/flickr.png] > OCWA or MGWA > > Flushing Meadows Corona Park - Meadow Lake Queens County, NY, USA > 12/17/2017 > > > > > OCWA or MGWA<https://www.flickr.com/photos/103732330@N03/24301986827 > /in/dateposted-public/> > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/103732330@N03/24301986827/in/ > dateposted-public/> > > > > > [https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/23/logos/flickr.png] > OCWA or MGWA > > Flushing Meadows Corona Park - Meadow Lake Queens County, NY, USA > 12/17/2017 > > > > > OCWA or MGWA<https://www.flickr.com/photos/103732330@N03/24301986547 > /in/dateposted-public/> > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/103732330@N03/24301986547/in/ > dateposted-public/> > > > > > [https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/23/logos/flickr.png] > OCWA or MGWA > > Flushing Meadows Corona Park - Meadow Lake Queens County, NY, USA > 12/17/2017 > > > > > > OCWA or MGWA<https://www.flickr.com/photos/103732330@N03/27385760549 > /in/dateposted-public/> > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/103732330@N03/27385760549/in/ > dateposted-public/> > > > > > [https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/23/logos/flickr.png] > OCWA or MGWA > > Flushing Meadows Corona Park - Meadow Lake Queens County, NY, USA > 12/17/2017 > > > > > > OCWA or MGWA<https://www.flickr.com/photos/103732330@N03/24301986907 > /in/dateposted-public/> > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/103732330@N03/24301986907/in/ > dateposted-public/> > > > > > [https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/23/logos/flickr.png] > OCWA or MGWA > > Flushing Meadows Corona Park - Meadow Lake Queens County, NY, USA > 12/17/2017 > > > > > OCWA or MGWA<https://www.flickr.com/photos/103732330@N03/24301986617 > /in/dateposted-public/> > > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/103732330@N03/24301986617/in/ > dateposted-public/> > > > > > [https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/23/logos/flickr.png] > OCWA or MGWA > > Flushing Meadows Corona Park - Meadow Lake Queens County, NY, USA > 12/17/2017 > > > > > > > César > > Una tarde la princesa vio una estrella aparecer; la princesa era > traviesa y la quiso ir a coger. > La quería para hacerla decorar un prendedor, con un verso y una perla, > una pluma y una flor. > Las princesas primorosas se parecen mucho a ti; cortan lirios, cortan > rosas, cortan astros. 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