Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea), Madera Canyon Proctor Road Parking Lot, Pima County

This Bay-breasted Warbler was found by Max Leibowitz and Christine Toering on 08 December 2019 and photographed by Max Leibowitz on the same date.

One of the rarer of the eastern warblers in Arizona, there are only 21 previous state records. 

Bay-breasted can be similar to Pine and Blackpoll Warblers, however note greenish side of neck, faint stripes on back, no stripes on breast, and especially the bay coloration to the sides.

08 December 2019, photo by Max Leibowitz

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