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Species Black-throated Green Warbler Date(s) 16 Sept. 1973
Location SE corner of Rosecroft Gardens, Point Loma, San Diego
County San Diego State Calif Elevation ~300'
Observer Van Remsen Number of birds 1
Time of Day 1400 Light conditions excellent - sun from back
Distance to bird 30-100' Optical equipment
Length of time observed 5 minutes in 4 separate periods
Sex Unknown Plumage (e.g. Breeding) non-breeding
Overall appearance and relative size: Obviously a Townsend's Hermit type warbler
Bill: Color not noted. Shape like Townsends.
Crown and forehead: Bright green
Nape: bright green
Face: mostly very bright lemon yellow but with a darker superciliary line which bent down into the face once behind the eye, and then up again to the eye. The upper line of this triangle was the darkest of the three sides.
Eye: dark
Throat: yellowish - white
Breast and sides: Smudgy black upper breast band extending in a discreet ring across the upper breast. Two black streaks extended down each side from the breast band. Lower breast below chest was immaculate white - no trace of yellow.
Belly and Flanks: Completely white except for a very inconspicuous smudge of pale yellow behind the thighs to the side of the vent. This yellow continued from both thighs and met at the vent, but was almost invisible at the vent. This yellow was definitely thought not to be present until we finally got a close view of the bird (~30-40')
Undertail coverts: white
Back: Bright green. This was seen a number of times by all observers present. No streaks
Wings: dark with two conspicuous white wing bars
Underwings: Not seen
Rump: Not noted
Uppertail coverts: Note noted