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Your analysis is good for a young male yellowthroat. Your comment on the bird's behavior is telling. Also the mask on a young yellowthroat is less extensive (and less dark usually) than on an adult. As for a Kentucky, its back color is very different from a yellowthroat and is much closer to that of a Canada Warbler. Also the yellow spectacles on a Kentucky are very conspicuous. Your description of the bird makes no mention of either of these field marks. You are right to be cautious about the possibility of a Kentucky here in Vermont. There have been only a handful of sightings - just one in the fall. You are good to be so careful.... Pipit. michael thomas wrote: > 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 > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search > that gives answers, not web links. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC > >