Documentation of
Black-throated Blue Warbler
2006-205
Observer Information
Reporter:
Bill Maynard
Other Observers:
Brian Gibbons
Mark Peterson
Tony Leukering
Brandon Percival
kara Lewantowicz; Brian Gibbons caught, banded, and identified this individual
Species, Date, Time and Location Information
Species:
Black-throated Blue Warbler
First Date/Time:
5/20/2006
Last Date/Time:
Duration (total time in view):
5 minutes
County:
El Paso
Specific Location:
Chico Basin Ranch Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory Banding Station
Number:
1
Age:
Unknown
Sex:
Male
Plumage:
Other/Unknown
Habitat
captured in Russian olive thicket at the banding station
Viewing Conditions
Optics:
Distance:
3 feet
Light:
low light
Description of the Bird
Warbler with distinctive bluish back and tail. Face and throat black. Belly white. flans with black bar. Wings with white handkerchief. Legs dark.
Undertail white.
Behaviors: Motionless, resting comfortable in Brian Gibbons hand, supporting a metal USFWS band, possibly size "0".
Also seen one hour later, still supporting the USFWS bracelet, at the "wet spot" or "fort" to the west of the "Eagle Grove" at Chico Basin Ranch foraging at midlevel
Call: none heard
Plumage: alternate
Similar Species Discussion
No other species has this coloration and pattern
Resources Used
none
Previous Experience
I worked two summers on Isle Royale National Park where this bird was common where I was
Notes
Memory
Additional Information
Date Documentation Submitted
7/17/2006 1:30:00 PM
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