Weekly Bird Identification Quiz
August 24 - September 13, 2009
How to Identify:
There isn’t too much to go on for the identity of this bird. The amount of yellow on the belly with white undertail coverts should lead to the warblers. All of the warblers without yellow on the belly are automatically eliminated. The two things left that can be used are leg/feet color and undertail pattern. The undertail pattern of white with a black tip fits only the Prothonotary and Blue-winged Warblers. The width of the tail suggests Prothonotary over Blue-winged. The dark legs and feet also point towards Prothonotary. The Blue-winged would usually show pale feet.
Answer: Prothonotary Warbler
Photo Location: Monroe County, Indiana
Photo Date: May 2009
Correct Answers:
Terri Moore, Flat Rock, IN
Other Answers:
None