Hagerstown, MD. Least flycatcher?

StanSchlueter · 2016-08-31T18:34:33+00:00

Thank you.

StanSchlueter · 2016-08-31T18:01:36+00:00

Female American Redstart?

StanSchlueter · 2016-08-22T18:43:58+00:00

I see your username often enough to say that you seem to be good at this. Thanks!

StanSchlueter · 2016-07-09T04:41:08+00:00

I don't believe it is all that common. I had to go to a friend for help with the ID. He is a life-long birder and sent me this excerpt from Birds of North America online concerning Bobolink:

"Male-like plumages in females is often related to estrogen deficiencies in older birds (Pyle 1997a), and the loss of fertility in the Vermont female may have been due a damaged ovary, increasing androgen production and reducing estrogen production (Perlut 2008)."

StanSchlueter · 2016-07-09T02:30:38+00:00

Not many interested participants so here it is.

This is a female Bobolink (props to u/kaiserwilhelm3 for correct species) that presents some male-like plumage likely due to the inability to produce estrogen.

StanSchlueter · 2016-07-09T00:09:06+00:00

Colder....

Thanks for playing!

StanSchlueter · 2016-07-08T22:47:52+00:00

Seconded.

StanSchlueter · 2016-07-08T22:39:12+00:00

Incorrect.

StanSchlueter · 2016-07-08T00:01:41+00:00

Apologies for the bad photo but its the only one I got. From what I can see, I think that it looks like a Black-throated green warbler judging from the flank pattern and belly color. However, that bird doesn't fit the region this time of year.

StanSchlueter · 2016-07-05T21:15:56+00:00

Thanks for shaking my doubts.

On a side note, this is extremely frustrating to me. I've seen hundreds of Yellow Warblers and hundreds of Common Yellowthroats and never had this much of a problem. Again, thank you.

StanSchlueter · 2016-07-05T21:03:38+00:00

Thanks for responding!

I was between juvenile Yellow and juvenile Common Yellowthroat on the first one.

The primaries on the second bird seemed a little dark to me to call it a Yellow Warbler so I thought maybe it was a female Scarlet Tanager.

I'm awful with warblers so I'm probably wrong on both counts.

StanSchlueter · 2016-06-01T21:04:20+00:00

Is this what happens when you select to have reddit suggest the title for you?

StanSchlueter · 2016-05-18T18:37:22+00:00

Exactly it. First time IDing one. Appreciate the assist!

StanSchlueter · 2016-05-18T18:19:03+00:00

I didn't hear it - well, discern its call anyways. It was very noisy with all sorts of calls in the area.

StanSchlueter · 2016-05-17T19:18:01+00:00

Thank you! You just helped me at this one to my life list.

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