I had a strange warbler encounter in my backyard.
Hopping around in a shrub by my window was a bird that
looked remarkably like a Kentucky warbler. Is that
completely unlikely? It certainly had the dark pattern
of the Kentucky, but my guidebooks suggest that this
sighting would be very rare. Unfortunately I got only
a brief glimpse through the binocs. My first
impression though was that it behaved a lot like a
Common Yellow Throat, only on my second impression did
I realize that it lacked the "mask". Consulting Sibley
I found that the 1st Winter  CYT also look a lot like
what I saw, but I think the black mark was much darker
than he shows, and in the general form of the
Kentucky. Also, my impression was of a much yellower
bird, especially on the belly, than Sibley shows on
the CYT. I realize that no definitive ID can be made
at this point, but I'd be interested in anyone's
thoughts or comments. Thanks, Michael


       
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