Cape May Warbler
Even though the bold chestnut cheek of the breeding male in spring is absent, the tiger stripes on the olive back and yellow chest make this non-breeding/immature Cape May male in fall fairly easy to recognize. The females are much more of a challenge to distinguish from other warblers.
08/30/2019
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Country United States
State Illinois
Location My backyard in Mundelein
Gender Male
Age Juvenile/Immature
- Created Timestamp08/30/2019 15:57:08
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Good one – just our our first of the season today, although one of them had more of the chestnut cheek still.
I have seen them in fall with the chestnut cheek still there as well. I couldn’t really find any info as to whether or not the chestnut actually fades in the fall for adult males, so perhaps this is just a first year immature male.
Nice