Showing posts with label birds - common yellowthroat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birds - common yellowthroat. Show all posts

Sunday, September 19, 2021

Common Yellowthroat in yard!!!

Oh wow!  First time I ever saw one of these in the yard (or around home)!  Clear as day a bold male was in the yard twice this early evening, with the bright yellow body, black mask, and grey above the mask.  Hopping around on the edge behind the tomato plants, and a bit on the one remaining sunflower (but didn't notice eating seeds).  Sooooo cool!  No interest at all in the feeder.

I therefore conclude that the mystery bird I saw this morning on the wild primrose outside the yard was most definitely a female common yellowthroat!  

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.