[obol] brilliant orange-crown

Don Moore & Pam Buesing moorebuesing at verizon.net
Wed Apr 9 11:32:05 PDT 2008


I just saw the most brilliant orange-crowned warbler that I have ever  
seen.    It was feeding on the birch tree outside my office window,  
and I got great looks.     First, it was much more brightly yellow  
than average, but that is not what caught my attention.    It had a  
very visible orange crown, which is also somewhat unusual to see in  
the field, but even that is not what was the most interesting  
feature.   This bird also had an orange wash on the throat just below  
the bill!   It was almost fluorescent looking, and the same color as  
the color on the crown.   I have never seen this before. 
    


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