Rare Bird Report 46-B-09
RARE OR UNUSUAL BIRD REPORT FOR IDAHO
Reporter (with address and phone number): Cliff Weisse, 4125 Beaver Springs Rd., Island Park, ID 83429, 208-558-7789
Other Observers (please print): none
Date and time of record: Approximately 12:30 pm on 10 2/2002 Date report prepared: 11/11/2002
Conditions (e.g. weather, prior
weather, light conditions, distance, optical aids, duration, etc.): Cloudy
but bright and cold, temp near 50 degrees.
I used Nikon Mountaineer 10 x 25 binocs at distances from 30 yards to
less than ten yards.
Description of bird(s) (size, color, all field marks you observed, field marks not seen, etc.): First fall female. Back bright green with no visible dark streaks. No chestnut on flanks. Underparts white. Face gray with bold whitish eye ring. Two yellow wings bars. Bill pale and large.
Behavior of this bird(s) (song or calls, other birds with this one, interactions, etc.): Did not call or sing. Foraged low in woody shrubs and seemed to prefer Hawthornes. Did not interact with any other birds.
List similar species and tell how you eliminated them: There don’t seem to be any similar species but Peterson’s Warblers states “Fall females could be mistaken for Bay-breasted and Blackpoll Warblers,…” Both species would be eliminated by bold eye ring and yellow wing bars.
What is your experience with
this or similar species?: My
experience with CSWA is limited to several individuals on three different trips
to NJ and one individual in Idaho.
Were photos obtained?: NO (Please enclose if possible):
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observers):