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Posted by Gary E. on 10:28:30 11/07/12
In Reply to: Re: MacGillivray's: Broward posted by Bill Boeringer
I had not even considered the possibility of Nashville. Thanks for everyone taking the time to reply, and causing me to reexamine this matter.
I make the following two assumptions: This is probably not a hybrid. The five pics in my Flickr photostream probably represent multiple views of one individual bird (based on: bino views, views as close as 10' without optics, and the bird's proximity in space and time).
Pics 1 & 2 were taken four seconds apart (topmost branches of tall fig tree).
Pics 3 thru 5 were taken over a three-second span (6' up).
The gap between pics 2 & 3 was 24 minutes.
My pics are misleading as to coloration of plumage & parts. (The bird was severely backlit in pics 1 & 2 and was in deep shade in pics 3 thru 5.)
Pic 2 shows extremely long tail and extremely long tail extension beyond tip of undertail coverts (strongly favoring MGWA).
Pics 2, 4, & 5 show the overall proportions of the total bird to be long & lean. (Nashville should be very short & plump.)
Pics 3 thru 5 show two white eye-arcs. (Nashville should have prominent COMPLETE eye-ring.)
Pic 1 shows grayish hood. Pics 3 thru 5 show blackish necklace separating hood from remainder of underparts. (Favoring MGWA.)
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