Is this a Pine Warbler?

[jmcquown]

Looks like one but I'm not sure:

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Jill <--- in Southern South Carolina

[Boron Elgar]

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https://i.postimg.cc/brPhxFJh/warbler-01.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/HsdYz1r8/warbler-02.jpg
Jill <--- in Southern South Carolina

They have yellow heads, both male and female.

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pine_Warbler/id

[jmcquown]

Post by Boron Elgar

Post by jmcquown
https://i.postimg.cc/brPhxFJh/warbler-01.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/HsdYz1r8/warbler-02.jpg
Jill <--- in Southern South Carolina

They have yellow heads, both male and female.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pine_Warbler/id

They mostly look yellowish-olive green to me. Not sure what this bird
is. Similar markings on the wings and beak type. Any idea?

Jill

[Boron Elgar]

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Post by Boron Elgar

Post by jmcquown
https://i.postimg.cc/brPhxFJh/warbler-01.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/HsdYz1r8/warbler-02.jpg
Jill <--- in Southern South Carolina

They have yellow heads, both male and female.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pine_Warbler/id

They mostly look yellowish-olive green to me. Not sure what this bird
is. Similar markings on the wings and beak type. Any idea?
Jill

Try here, maybe?

https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

[jmcquown]

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Post by jmcquown
https://i.postimg.cc/brPhxFJh/warbler-01.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/HsdYz1r8/warbler-02.jpg
Jill <--- in Southern South Carolina

They have yellow heads, both male and female.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pine_Warbler/id

They mostly look yellowish-olive green to me. Not sure what this bird
is. Similar markings on the wings and beak type. Any idea?
Jill

Try here, maybe?
https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/

Thanks! A local bird watcher suggested it's an Eastern Phoebe and that
appears to be correct:

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Phoebe/id

Jill

[Lane]

Post by jmcquown
A local bird watcher suggested it's an Eastern Phoebe and that
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Phoebe/id

I'm certain that's not a Phoebe. Body shape is entirely wrong. Phoebe
has much bigger head and bill, longer tail, and not a trace of yellow,
whereas the bird in your photos has a pale but distinct wash of
yellow.

I'm inclined to go with your original guess, Pine Warbler, probably
either female or juvenile. Someone commented that they have "yellow
heads" -- and they do, sometimes. Usually in the Spring, during
breeding season. Like many other species, they adapt more subdued
colors in the Fall.

FWIW, I used Peterson's and Nat Geo's field guides to look this one
up. NG has a drawing of an immature PW that looks very much like your
bird.

Photographs of birds -- at websites, or wherever -- can be misleading,
due to lighting issues and other stuff outside the photographer's
control. I think field guides illustrated with drawings are a much
better way of id'ing birds than photographs -- but that's just me, of
course.

Nice that you got to see one, whatever it is :)