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--047d7b33d98c712f8b04be9d79e8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 hi folks, I was in the back yard (28 Forest Hill Rd, Kentville) looking for the Indigo Bunting, spotted here earlier today (no sign of it tonight)...and at about 730 pm a mid-sized, yellow/olive passerine with black wings zipped past me. On closer inspection, after it sallied out from it's perch to catch a dragonfly, it was apparent it was a *Scarlet Tanager. * The field marks that stood out to me in the brief time it was in the yard: - olive-green head that seemed greener than the back - dark (but not jet black) wings with no wingbars - don't recall black scapulars - bright yellow throat These field marks seem to suggest either adult nonbreeding male or adult female. - the greener head than back seems to suggest nonbreeding adult male - although end of April is perhaps quite late for a male to be in nonbreeding plumage, and it's possible that the posture of the bird made me perceive the head as greener than the back The second picture of the adult female in Sibley (iphone version) would be very close except I would say the head of the individual I saw was greener relative to the back. All in all, I would vote for female, but I have not seen many nonbreeding males nor females of this species. any thoughts?? keep your eyes peeled. cheers, James. -- James Churchill Kentville, Nova Scotia Email: jameslchurchill@gmail.com Phone (h): (902) 681-2374 Skype: jameslchurchill --047d7b33d98c712f8b04be9d79e8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable hi folks, <br><br>I was in the back yard (28 Forest Hill Rd, Kentville) loo= king for the Indigo Bunting, spotted here earlier today (no sign of it toni= ght)...and at about 730 pm a mid-sized, yellow/olive passerine with black w= ings zipped past me. <br> <br>On closer inspection, after it sallied out from it's perch to catch= a dragonfly, it was apparent it was a <b>Scarlet Tanager. </b><br><br>The = field marks that stood out to me in the brief time it was in the yard:<br> - olive-green head that seemed greener than the back<br>- dark (but not jet= black) wings with no wingbars<br>- don't recall black scapulars<br>- b= right yellow throat<br><br>These field marks seem to suggest either adult n= onbreeding male or adult female.<br> - the greener head than back seems to suggest nonbreeding adult male<br>- a= lthough end of April is perhaps quite late for a male to be in nonbreeding = plumage, and it's possible that the posture of the bird made me perceiv= e the head as greener than the back<br> <br>The second picture of the adult female in Sibley (iphone version) would= be very close except I would say the head of the individual I saw was gree= ner relative to the back.<br><br>All in all, I would vote for female, but I= have not seen many nonbreeding males nor females of this species. <br> <br>any thoughts??<br><br>keep your eyes peeled.<br>cheers, <br>James. <br>= <br><br><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>James Churchill<br>Kentville, Nova= Scotia<br>Email: <a href=3D"mailto:jameslchurchill@gmail.com" target=3D"_b= lank">jameslchurchill@gmail.com</a><br> Phone (h): (902) 681-2374<br>Skype: jameslchurchill<br><br><br><br> --047d7b33d98c712f8b04be9d79e8--
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