Date: 12/19/24 9:58 am From: Scott Loss <scottrloss...> Subject: Yellow Palm Warbler - Lake Carl Blackwell
A Palm Warbler continues at Lake Carl Blackwell this morning. I originally
found this bird on Dec 13 and suspected it was the rarer "Yellow"
sub-species (the grayer, "Western" sub-species is the regular one here).
Today, I saw it in better lighting and got better pictures to confirm this
is the case - per ebird, there are no previous state records for "Yellow"
Palm Warbler, but perhaps there are other records not in eBird. The bird
seems like it may be trying to winter since we haven't had any truly cold
temperatures yet and there are no major weather changes on the horizon. And
as a nice bonus, this bird makes it onto the count week list for the
Stillwater Christmas Bird Count, which is this Saturday.
