This morning around 7am I decided to take another stab at finding the Golden-winged Warbler that has been reported at Sharon Woods. While I came up short on the Golden-winged, I managed to come across a Golden-winged x Blue-winged Hybrid. It was located North of the Connector Trail across a field (that is filled with poison ivy) in the tree line. The bird was very active: moving around a lot in the top of the understory (3-4 meters up), foraging, singing a typical Golden-winged song intermittently.

Most of the coloration was indicative of a Brewster’s (yellow cap, black eye line, yellow on wings, grey back, white throat) except it had a white (rather than yellow) underparts. Some information provided by the ABA indicates that the bird might be a backcross between a F1 Brewster’s and a Golden-winged. 

There was lots of other good bird activity out there this morning (see list below).

Good Birding!

Erica Szeyller



Sharon Woods Metro Park (Franklin Co.), Franklin, Ohio, US
May 3, 2016 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
50 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  2
Wild Turkey  13     Multiple males displaying in field. Saw one copulation.
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
White-eyed Vireo  3
Blue-headed Vireo  2
Warbling Vireo  2
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  1
Tree Swallow  6
Carolina Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Eastern Bluebird  1
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  5
Gray Catbird  1
European Starling  2
Ovenbird  1
Golden-winged x Blue-winged Warbler (hybrid)  1     Typical Brewster's phenotype (yellow cap, black eye line, yellow on wings in wingbar area, grey back, white throat) with white underparts (possible a F1 Brewster's backcrossed with a Golden-winged. Singing a typical Golden-winged Warbler song. Located north of the Connector Trail across the field along the tree line.
Black-and-white Warbler  3
Tennessee Warbler  2
Nashville Warbler  3
Common Yellowthroat  2
Hooded Warbler  1
Northern Parula  1
Yellow Warbler  5
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Palm Warbler  4
Yellow-rumped Warbler  15
Yellow-throated Warbler  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Chipping Sparrow  4
Field Sparrow  5
White-crowned Sparrow  5
White-throated Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  1
Eastern Towhee  5
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  6
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Common Grackle  1
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Baltimore Oriole  3
American Goldfinch  5
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