Date: 1/5/25 9:57 pm From: Kent Johnson <kentjohnson...> Subject: Re: [MBBIRDS] Re: Mourning warbler
We have all made these kinds of mistakes. I would rather have people post something that turns out to be wrong than for them to not post something they think is interesting just because it might be wrong. In this particular case, note also that the tail on the bird is much longer relative to the undertail coverts than would be true for a Mourning Warbler.
Kent Johnson
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From: <mbbirds...> <mbbirds...> on behalf of Chris Soriano <soriano151...>
Sent: Sunday, January 5, 2025 9:01 PM
To: BIRD MTY Monterey Audubon BIRD-box <mbbirds...>
Subject: [MBBIRDS] Re: Mourning warbler
Hi y'all, it has been very kindly explained to me how to tell the difference, and it seems like it was a female common yellowthroat based on the sides being a more olive color. It feels like one of the true faults of using illustrated Sibley field guides, but I want to send appreciation to the people that helped figure it out. Sorry to get people excited, but not sorry that I made you go out and look at birds.
On Sun, Jan 5, 2025, 2:51 PM Chris Soriano <soriano151...><mailto:<soriano151...>> wrote:
I just found a mourning warbler in the scrub behind the Seymour Center on the Westside. Pics to be uploaded to eBird, I got a few that helped me ID it. 99% positive it is a first winter. Dusky back, yellow underneath, yellow supralorals. Bold and unafraid of my presence.
