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    Default Warbling Vireo?? ID Help

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    Captured this image in the mountains east of Albuquerque, NM August 22. Elevation about 8000 ft.

    Looks like it might be a warbling vireo?? Any ID help appreciated.

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    Orange-crowned Warbler. Note the overall dull appearance, pointed warbler bill and bit of an eye ring.

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    I think its a Virginia's warbler.
    Likes coniferous forest between 6000 and 9000 feet.
    First recorded in New Mexico by Dr. Anderson.

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    Hi Keith. My call is imm. Orange-crowned Warbler. It's definately not a vireo, as the bill is warbler all the way!! The appearance of an eye line and eye ring, the yellowish undertail coverts and the slight contrast between the breast and throat all add up the Orange-crown IMO!

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    A beautiful image Keith! Although it is superficially like a vireo, note the very thin, un-hooked bill, which suggests a warbler. I am no expert on sw. warblers but this does look like a Virginia's (based on Sibley), and as Gary points out, it was in the right habitat, and the distribution is right for this time if year. I would also go along with Orange-crowned and I agree with Dan that the eye-line suggests this species.
    Last edited by John Chardine; 08-22-2009 at 07:53 PM.

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    The key here is the broken eye-ring. Virginia's should have complete circular eye-ring.
    One vote for Orange-crowned.
    Last edited by John Chardine; 08-23-2009 at 06:44 AM.

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    Good call Ilija.

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    Thanks for the responses. I appreciate it.

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