You can see the band which was just put on in both photos. We can ID this warbler as a juvenile Magnolia Warbler by its white eye-ring (see second photo), two narrow wing-bars (see second photo), bright yellow underneath and dull grayish-white necklace.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016
BANDED JUVENILE MALE AMERICAN REDSTART, PRINCE EDWARD POINT BIRD OBSERVATORY, MILFORD, ON
You can see the band just put on in the first and last photos. We can ID this warbler as a juvenile male American Redstart by gray head, yellow sides, yellow base of tail and yellow base of secondaries.
BANDED JUVENILE MALE AMERICAN REDSTART, PRINCE EDWARD POINT BIRD OBSERVATORY, MILFORD, ON
You can see the band just put on in the first and last photos. We can ID this warbler as a juvenile male American Redstart by gray head, yellow sides, yellow base of tail and yellow base of secondaries.
BANDED JUVENILE BLUE-HEADED VIREO, PRINCE EDWARD POINT BIRD OBSERVATORY, MILFORD, ON
You can see the band in all the photos. We can ID this bird as a juvenile Blue-headed Vireo by its bold white "spectacles" contrasted with its grey head, yellow-olive flanks, white throat and yellow wing-bars. Notice the hooked bill, which can be seen the best in the last photo and the bluish legs. Vireos in general have hooked bills and bluish legs.
BANDED JUVENILE MAGNOLIA WARBLER, PRINCE EDWARD POINT BIRD OBSERVATORY, MILFORD, ON
You can see the band in all three photos. We can ID this warbler as a juvenile Magnolia Warbler by its white eye-ring, gray head, bright yellow breast, two narrow white wing-bars and white undertail coverts.
BANDED JUVENILE OVENBIRD, PRINCE EDWARD POINT BIRD OBSERVATORY, MILFORD, ON
This juvenile Ovenbird was just banded; in the first photo you can see the band on one of its toes. We can ID this warbler as an Ovenbird by its bold white eye-ring, black streaks on its underparts and dark lateral crown stripes with orange-tinged center.
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
BANDED JUVENILE WHITE THROATED SPARROW, PRINCE EDWARD POINT BIRD OBSERVATORY, MILFORD, ON
This juvenile White-throated Sparrow was just banded; you can see the band on one of its toes. It was estimated that this sparrow was 1 -2 months old.
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