tags: Lucy's Warbler, Vermivora luciae, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Lucy's Warbler, Vermivora luciae, photographed in Arizona. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Richard Ditch, 2007 [larger view].
Date Time Original: 2007:06:21 07:31:23
Exposure Time: 1/80
F-Number: 5.60
ISO: 800
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
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I believe that's a Lucy's Warbler -- and it's cute as a button. The little red cap is what put me on that path, and I'm seeing the "pale face" that Sibley talks about, and a distinct absence of the yellow underneath that I'd expect for Nashville Warbler. The spectacles with a hint of a light stripe extending back from the eye also matches the Sibley illustration nicely, and helps me rule out Virginia's Warbler, which has a "complete white eye-ring".
Lucy's warbler. Crown patch, eye-ring, and pure white underneath. No other bird like it! But just for amusement, note lack of the "usual" ID characteristics on this site, except for the rusty rump:
http://blackfoot.net/~larkwick/Virginia_Lucy_Warblers.html