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Remsen,
J.V.
1973
Black-throated Green Warbler
Dendroica virens
Sep. 16 Ft. Loma, San Diego Co., Calif: 2. At. about 1200, I glimpsed a bird which I thought was this species but when I yelled to Erickson and Stallcup, the bird had already disappeared. I saw a very black chest extending down the sides in a large stream, not just two thin stripes. The face was almost pure lemon yellow - only a trace of the cheek patch. But I didn't see the back. We could not find the bird for an hour. Then I found another bird in the same flowering eucalyptus which I thought might also be a Black-thr Green, but it looked less like a true Black-thr Green because the chest was not as solidly black and
and cheek more strongly marred.
the sides only had two thin black streams. However, the underparts were pure white and the back was definitely bright green. I showed it to McCaslie, Dunn, Stallcup, Erickson, and LeValley, all of whom agreed that it was a Black-throated Green, although I can hardly blame them for not believing that there were 2 birds. Details follow.
Oct. 21 Scotty's Castle, Death Valley N.M., Inyo Co., Calif: 1 i. I was attracted to a Townsend's-type chip nute and the bird proved to be an extremely tame Black-throated Green - so tame that I took several pictures at close range, even getting a shot of the yellow vent - I hope they turn out, so that I won't have to write up a description.