Documentation of
Bay-breasted Warbler
2011-015
Observer Information
Reporter:
Bill Maynard
1390 Farnham Pt. # 205,
COLORADO SPRINGS,
CO 80904-5215
E-mail:
bmaynard99@gmail.com
Other Observers:
Glenn Walbek, Loch Kilpartick, Maggie Boswell, John Maynard and more on the 2nd day. David Chartier on the first day.; I found this bird first when I heard its song and alerted David Chartier to its location.
Species, Date, Time and Location Information
Species:
Bay-breasted Warbler
First Date/Time:
5/28/2011
Last Date/Time:
Duration (total time in view):
10 minutes
County:
Pueblo
Specific Location:
Chico Basin Ranch, small headquarters pond
Number:
1
Age:
Unknown
Sex:
Male
Plumage:
Other/Unknown
Habitat
peachleaf willows and plains cottonwoods
Viewing Conditions
Optics:
Leica Ultravid 10x42
Distance:
as close as 12 feet originally
Light:
In shadows but good.
Description of the Bird
Briefly, this was a large warbler with a dark rufous face and crown, chin, throat, upper breast contrasting with white lower breast and belly. Two very prominent whitish wingbars. Buff patch just behind the auriculars and crown. Broad base to the bill and seemingly long bill.
Behaviors: Sluggish forager, usually on larger limbs and horizonal twigs but also foraging in willows with catkins. Did not seem to select miller moths but instead smaller insects, even though it is described as a caterpillar specialist.
Call: song very high pitched, just audible to me, a rising zeezeezeezee.
Plumage: breeding
Similar Species Discussion
There are no other bird species that come close.
Previous Experience
I've seen a few, mostly in Panama, a few in the east and one other one here in CO at CBR and later in the day another in ELP county.
Date Documentation Submitted
5/30/2011 12:58:00 PM
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