We can't see a band in this photo, but the warbler had just been banded. Even though we only have a rear view we can ID this warbler as juvenile female Magnolia Warbler by its yellow rump, gray crown, olive-gray upperparts and two narrow white wing-bars.
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Thursday, September 8, 2016
BANDED BREEDING FEMALE AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, PRINCE EDWARD POINT BIRD OBSERVATORY, MILFORD, ON
You can see the band that was just put on in the third and fourth photos. We can ID this bird as a breeding female American Goldfinch by the yellow underneath, yellow bill and white underwing coverts (see 2nd and 4th photos).
This American Goldfinch has two feathers missing from its wings; this can bee seen in the 4th and the last photo.
BANDED YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER, PRINCE EDWARD POINT BIRD OBSERVATORY, MILFORD, ON
You can see the band just put on in the first photo. We can ID this bird as a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher by its yellowish-olive color, distinct complete eye-ring, broad short bill, two color bill (upper is dark, lower is orangish) and some yellow underneath.
BANDED JUVENILE SWAINSON'S THRUSH, PRINCE EDWARD POINT BIRD OBSERVATORY, MILFORD, ON
You can see the band just put on in the second photo. We can ID this bird as a juvenile Swainson's Thrush by its buffy spectacles, brownish above and dark spot on chest.
BANDED RED-EYED VIREO, PRINCE EDWARD POINT BIRD OBSERVATORY, MILFORD, ON
Yiu can see the band that was just put on in the first photo. We can ID this bird as a Red-eyed Vireo by is red eyes, olive coloe above and relatively long hooked bill.
BANDED MALE AMERICAN GOLDFINCH, PRINCE EDWARD POINT BIRD OBSERVATORY, MILFORD, ON
You can sse the band that was just put on in the photo. The bander estimated that this male American Goldfinch was in its second year.
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