Adventures in growing edibles veganically in a small townhouse backyard in Ottawa, Canada. (veganic since ~2021)
Sunday, September 19, 2021
Common Yellowthroat in yard!!!
Mystery bird ate seeds from self-sown wild evening primrose! --> FEMALE COMMON YELLOWTHROAT!
Bold yellow belly but definitely was not one of the goldfinches!
My bet is on a migrator!
Other than the yellow belly, the upper side and head were sort of an olive/tan. Flitted around the primrose plant while eating.
From looking through the Audubon app's suggestions for yellow birds in Ontario in September, maybe one of these... --> UPDATE: Aha! This evening I saw what was definitely a male common yellow throat in the yard! (see other post) And I see from Google that the bird I saw on the primrose was I am quite sure the female! I hadn't put this on the list below because the bird had no mask!
- Nashville Warbler?
- Philadelphia Vireo?
- Orange-crowned Warbler?
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher?
- Mourning Warbler?
- Connecticut Warbler?
- Western Kingbird?
- Yellow-breasted Chat?
- None of the above? I have no idea! But a fun sighting while stuck at home with my broken-leg dog for two months.