This is the first of three Tuesday Teasers about unusual warblers with with geographical names. Can you ID it? (Apology: It's a female in fall plumage.)
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Answer: Cape May Warbler.
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Why apologize? It’s a very instructive shot, showing the yellow “ear surround” and slender decurved bill of a warbler named for a county in NJ.
I assume the bird survived being handled!