Need help identifying bird

13 years ago

This bird was on my suet log feeder in Central Texas yesterday. I thought it was some kind of warbler but don't know for sure. Any ideas? Hope you are able to see the two pictures. I haven't posted on this forum before.

Image link:

Sort by:Oldest

Comments (10)

birding_nut
13 years ago
Looks to me like an Orange-crowned Warbler...although the black line that appears to be near the eye is deceiving. However, there are few warblers (especially the coloration of your bird) around this time of year, even in TX, but Orange-crowneds commonly winter in the southern states and do come to feeders occassionally.

BN
bandjzmom
13 years ago
How EXCITING!! I hardly ever get to see any Warbler here. Welcome to the forum, and please keep posting!! :o)
Related Discussions
I need help identifying 2 types of birds.
Q
Comments (4)
That's a cardinal nest with cardinal nestlings.
...See More
Need help identifying this bush. It came up where a bird feeder hung.
Q
Comments (13)
Well the flower form eliminates Mulberry and Crab Apple. Both cherry and almond are Prunus species so my suggestion still stands. It will not show fruit until the flowers are pollinated. And the seeds are the pits inside the fruit. When it leafs out perhaps you could show us a picture of a leaf or two.
...See More
Please help identify these birds seen in Washington DC
Q
Comments (13)
Thanks, Old Forester! I thought #7 was a catbird given the color (and I could hear a few in the park ). I hadn't see a mockingbird this year in DC till this one. #5, 6, 9 were all foraging on the ground and there were several of them in mixed flocks with the mourning doves. The beaks of all three and the colors on 5 - I was hoping they were some kind of grosbeaks. Thanks again!
...See More
Can anyone help to identify this false bird of paradise?
Q
Comments (4)
I agree, it's Heliconia psittacorum. There's a number of colour variations but they're very invasive and hard to control in the ground.
...See More
pertgarr
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks for the help. Can't tell for sure if that's what it is, but it could be from the pictures I saw. I took some pictures again today and maybe I can see the top of the head this time to see if there's any orange. He's fun to watch anyway. The only thing this one has that I haven't found in any pictures is like a necklace of black around his neck.
pertgarr
Original Author
13 years ago
I'm going to try to upload another picture using Photobucket so maybe you can see it at a larger size.
pertgarr
Original Author
13 years ago
I think this picture will work. Sorry for the confusion.

Here is a link that might be useful:
alan_la
13 years ago
It looks like an Orange-crowned to me, incidently they rarely show the Orange crown.
pertgarr
Original Author
13 years ago
Thank you both for your identification of the bird for me. Tonight I looked at some of my pictures real close up (including some I took today) and could barely see a little orange on the top of his head so am sure that it is the orange crowned warbler. Don't know if I've ever seen one before. We sometimes get the pine warbler.
mbloft
13 years ago
I believe it is a Nashville Warbler. Maybe starting on its way north out of southern Texes :-) hope, hope! I really do think it is a female Nashville Warbler, its coloration and especially with the black legs.
orrin_h
13 years ago
Nashville Warbler has a full white eye ring, among other differences.

-O-
mbloft
13 years ago
Dear -O-,
Yes, I see now upon further investigation (outside of my bird book). I guess I need a new book. I went to www.giffbeaton.com/warblers.htm and I totally agree with the Orange-crowned Warbler.