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Bird ID.

7 years ago

I have been seeing several of these birds in my yard and I can't ID them. I suspect they are migrating as I have never seen them at any other time of the year. They are about the size of a House Sparrow but with a slimmer body. They are grayish-brown except for a bright yellow spot at the base of the back. It would seem this would help in IDing but I've had no luck. I am in southwest Ohio. Any thoughts?
Linda

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whwo
7 years ago
Sounds like a description of Yellow-rumped Warblers.
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claireplymouth z6b coastal MA
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
As whwo said: Yellow-rumped Warbler is a good guess. The winter plumage of the males is much more muted - check the adult female on the bottom of the All About Birds link.

Claire
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