Re: [eBird Alert] Utah Rare Bird Alert <daily>

[Tim Avery]

Is it just me or does this waterthrush look like a LOUISIANA?

The color in the top photo looks like artifact making it “yellowish”—but all the fildmarks point to LOWA (heavy bill, clean throat, broad clean steaks).

The color in the second photo is the colder tones typical of LOWA.

Thoughts?

Cheers

Tim

On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 12:35 PM <ebird...@cornell.edu> wrote:

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Northern Waterthrush (1 Rich)

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Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) (1)
- Reported May 21, 2018 08:30 by Tom Wuenschell
- Deseret Ranch, Rich, Utah
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=41.4350051,-111.146965&ll=41.4350051,-111.146965
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45935272
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "Seen by the whole group. Striped underparts, brown back, bold eyebrow stripe. Walking along the water edge. Bobbing like a spotted sandpiper."

Grace's Warbler (Setophaga graciae) (1)
- Reported May 22, 2018 11:56 by Tory Mathis
- Pine Springs Cabin, Uintah, Utah
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=39.5726079,-109.4049937&ll=39.5726079,-109.4049937
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45936425
- Comments: "Heard an unfamiliar song so I followed it until I got a good look. Yellow throat and breast, fading to white towards belly. Yellow forehead. The rest of the body appeared somewhat similar to black-throated gray warbler, but without white stripes on face. Song matched recording of Grace’s warbler. Flitting about the tops of Ponderosa pines."

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 21, 2018 18:15 by Cameron Cox
- Buffalo Ranch Pond, Davis, Utah
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.9801077,-111.9387368&ll=40.9801077,-111.9387368
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45939708
- Comments: "With a BRSP in a salt cedar right before the pond. Pale superloral, clean whitish super, pale tan cheek and strong pale wingbars. Larger than BRSP, a clean, beautiful sparrow, not a dingy ball of feathers like BRSP. Flight call distinctly shorter than CHSP and strongly, more emphatic slightly shorter than BRSP"

Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) (1) CONFIRMED
- Reported May 21, 2018 18:15 by Allison Anholt
- Buffalo Ranch Pond, Davis, Utah
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.9801077,-111.9387368&ll=40.9801077,-111.9387368
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45954569
- Comments: "With a BRSP in a salt cedar right before the pond. Pale superloral, clean whitish super, pale tan cheek and strong pale wingbars. Larger than BRSP, a clean, beautiful sparrow, not a dingy ball of feathers like BRSP. Flight call distinctly shorter than CHSP and strongly, more emphatic slightly shorter than BRSP"

Black-throated Sparrow (Amphispiza bilineata) (1)
- Reported May 23, 2018 09:45 by Cullen Clark
- Logan City Polishing Ponds, Cache, Utah
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=41.7731387,-111.8971309&ll=41.7731387,-111.8971309
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45956210
- Media: 2 Photos
- Comments: "First located by Mike Taylor."

Dark-eyed Junco (Pink-sided) (Junco hyemalis mearnsi) (1)
- Reported May 22, 2018 14:45 by Kendall Watkins
- Utah Lake Parkway Trail (North Shore), Utah, Utah
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=40.3622447,-111.8832118&ll=40.3622447,-111.8832118
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45936801
- Comments: "Need to look at photos, but am pretty confident on the id. Late migrant? More notes later "

Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) (1)
- Reported May 22, 2018 17:55 by Martha Vandervoort
- Springdale-Holiday Inn Express, Washington, Utah
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=37.1840571,-113.0027533&ll=37.1840571,-113.0027533
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45944295
- Comments: "Seen in side profile with no chest views but song correct"

Pyrrhuloxia (Cardinalis sinuatus) (1)
- Reported May 22, 2018 17:55 by Martha Vandervoort
- Springdale-Holiday Inn Express, Washington, Utah
- Map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=p&z=13&q=37.1840571,-113.0027533&ll=37.1840571,-113.0027533
- Checklist: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45944295
- Comments: "Pale bill and distorted Cardinal coloring"

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[Leah Lewis]

I took a look at the bird in question and it does look awfully bright and white. However, another record came through my eBird review queue and it has a slightly better photo of what I assume is the same bird. To me the photo in the below list looks like a typical Northern Waterthrush and it appears to have the narrowing, yellow washed eyebrows stripe. The speckling on the throat is also more clear in the other photo. Here is a link to the list with the additional photo from the same field trip: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45911504

Always worth a second look! Let me know if anyone has other thoughts opinions on this photo. 

~Leah

[Tim Avery]

Thanks Leah, as well as Cameron Cox, who provided an excellent summary of this bird offline, and mentioned that the whitish overall color pattern is likely a trait of an eastern bird!

Cheers

Tim

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[Leah Lewis]

Can you share Cameron’s assessment? Are we thinking LOWA even given the additional photo? To me I am not seeing a LOWA still and curious what others think on this image. NOWA can also appear whitish on the underparts and the bird does clearly have streaking on the throat and underside of the belly, both traits consistent with NOWA. Just curious to hear Cameron’s input. I validated these records as NOWA in eBird for now. Thanks! 

~Leah

[Tim Avery]

No, an EASTERN, Northern Waterthrush.

Cheers

Tim

[Leah Lewis]

Ah ok that makes sense since their ranges overlap. You had me confused for a minute. Thanks!