5 Aug, Coos Bay, Oregon USA help please (1 Viewer)

[Lisa W]

I think this is probably a Yellow-rumped Warbler and the position is just confusing me. As usual any helps and hints are appreciated.

 

[qwerty5]

I'm unfamiliar with western warblers, but I'd agree with Yellow-rumped.

 

[Indobirder]

Was this photo taken with a cell phone, or processed after the fact? It indeed looks odd, and the best placement i have is Yellow-rumped, but I think some image enhancing is to blame for the strange vibes the image gives.

 

[connorco]

Townsend's Warbler seems like the better option. Is this the original image?

 

[MelospizaMelodiaFan]

Was this photo taken with a cell phone, or processed after the fact? It indeed looks odd, and the best placement i have is Yellow-rumped, but I think some image enhancing is to blame for the strange vibes the image gives.

For some reason smartphone images have this posterization effect. I don't know if this is turned on by the user, or a default option, but I have seen it before on this forum.

 

[rkj]

A difficult angle and photo to work from, but I think Yellow-rumped fits better than Townsend's Warbler. Looking at the tail, Yellow-rumped, particularly Audubon's, have more black at both the tips and bases of the tail than do Townsend's, matching this bird. If you have a copy of Dunn and Garrett's Warblers see plate #31 for illustrations of this. Townsend's also have dark spots on the under tail coverts, which we do not see on this bird. A Townsend's should also show more yellow on the breast.

 

[Butty]

Have you got any other photos, however bad?

 

[Lisa W]

This is the only photo I managed, taken with my Canon 7D. The only thing I did to the image was crop it.
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[Lisa W]

Townsend's Warbler seems like the better option. Is this the original image?

The only photo and except for cropping nothing else was done to it. I would love it to be a Townsend’s.