9/5/10 Prairie Warbler in Lake Park

Lake Park birders,

See the messages from
http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/WISC.html
Wis Bird Net that I am forwarding below.

--- Paul Hunter
Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
http://home.roadrunner.com/~phunter1/lakeparkbirds.html
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Warbler Walks at Lake Park, - Saturdays, 8:30 to 10:00 AM
Fall 2010: Aug 21, Aug 28, Sept 4, Sept 11, Sept 18, Sept 25
Meet at the Warming House on the north end of the park.
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From: "Tom Schultz" <trschultz@centurytel.net>
Subject: [wisb] Re: Lake Park Milwaukee bird image ID please
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 08:13:22 -0500

Hi Jim,

Just saw your mystery bird photos, and I believe it is an immature male
Prairie Warbler. Note the fairly distinctive facial pattern -- with the
pale eye crescents, the dusky eye-stripe, and the dusky moustachial
crescent. This resembles the facial pattern of an adult male Prairie,
except in that case the pale areas are yellow, and the dark markings are
black or blackish.

Your bird even shows the small dark marking on the side of the neck
that is
also typical of this species. I believe it is likely an immature
male, due
to the blackness of the side/flank streaks.

Very nice find in the fall in WI!

Tom Schultz
Green Lake
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Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 19:59:59 -0500
Subject: [wisb] Lake Park Milwaukee bird image ID please
From: Jim Edlhuber <jimedlhuber@gmail.com>

Greetings,
I'm not sure on the ID on this bird image taken at Lake Park Milwaukee
Sunday Sept 5th. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

Here is a link to the image:

http://picasaweb.google.com/109038919513758014473/
BirdIDLakeParkMKE#5513968700523678690

Jim Edlhuber
Town of Genesee, Waukesha Co

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