tags: Prothonotary Warbler, Protonotaria citrea, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Prothonotary Warbler, Protonotaria citrea, photographed at Brazos Bend State Park, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 2 July 2009 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/1000s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
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I'll try a wild guess: Prothonotary Warbler. The fluffy white undertail coverts, short tail with white outer feathers, the dark wings, and the bright yellow on the underside all suggest this. The chestnut on the breast is, I hope, a result of shadowing.
I don't think Prothonotary warbler is a wild guess at all.
I remember being startled at how brilliantly colored the bird was--the guides don't do it justice. I remember the brilliant, deep yellow being washed with rust/orange, the one time I saw a singing male Prothonotary warbler in Northern Ohio (Crane Creek State Park/Ottawa NWR).
The short tail and orange chest and south Texas say Tropical Parula to me.
I can't quite see Tropical Parula -- the yellow on the undersides appears to continue below the legs, and the thighs are yellow -- both marks against either Parula. Certainly worth checking, though.