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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

1ST SUMMER MALE AMERICAN REDSTART, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD,

   We can ID this warbler as a 1st summer male American Restart as follows:
  • Yellow base of tail.
  • Gray head.
  • White eye-arcs.
  • Yellow on shoulder.
  • Yellowish base of secondaries.
  • The black splotches on the neck indicate it is a 1st summer male.



JUVENILE CEDAR WAXWING, PRINCE EDWARD POINT NATIONAL WILDLIFE AREA, MILFORD, ON



MIST NETS, PRINCE EDWARD POINT BIRD OBSERVATORY, MILFORD, ON



BANDED JUVENILE MAGNOLIA WARBLER, PRINCE EDWARD POINT BIRD OBSERVATORY, MILFORD, ON

   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.



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.