Mystery Bird: Prairie Warbler, Dendroica discolor

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[Mystery bird] Prairie Warbler, Dendroica discolor, photographed at Newton Hills State Park in southeastern South Dakota. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]

Image: Terry Sohl, June 2007.

Photo taken with a Canon 50D, 400 5.6L.

Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.

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Wow, what a stunning picture!

It looks like a prairie warbler, I think. It has the bright yellow face/breats, black eye stripe and a black stripe on the cheek, the sort of tan/yellow on the head, and the black stripes/markings on the sides. BUT, according to the range maps in my bird book, it's totally out of range (though, you'd think with the name "prairie" that SD would be within range).

Quick, son, run back to the house and get your BB gun.