Bay breasted warbler.



Bay breasted warbler, May 10, 2019, Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.

Another from the archives on a grey, rainy day. At least I don't have to shovel rain.

Setophaga castanea

Young Bay-breasted Warblers in fall can look very similar to Blackpoll Warblers. One surefire way to distinguish them is by the colour of the soles of their feet—bluish grey in Bay-breasted, yellow in Blackpoll.

source - allaboutbirds-org.

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