Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus), Evergreen Cemetery, Tucson, Pima County

This Pine Warbler was discovered by Philip Kline on 20 January 2009 and photographed by Richard Fray on 21 January 2009 at the Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson.

There are about 15 previous records for this species in Arizona, most in winter. 

This is a particularly bright individual, probably a male.  Note the white wing bars, yellow throat, yellow breast with blurry streaking, relatively plain head with yellow eye arcs and olive auriculars, and the long tail with long white undertail spots. 

21 January 2009, photo by Richard Fray

 

Photo Editor Comments:
"These images show that the bird has yellow foot pads (see red arrow in enlargement).  This is a character usually associated with Blackpoll Warbler, which in some plumages can be confused with Pine.  However, the yellow on the foot pads is not as extensive as it usually is in Blackpoll and the characters noted above (especially the tail and face pattern) still support this being a Pine Warbler.  No plumage characters (such as a streaked back or crown or white-tipped tertials or primaries) have been noted yet that would support Blackpoll over Pine, but these features are not visible in these photos.  More images and descriptions of this bird would be helpful."

22 January 2009, photos by Laurens Halsey

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