Clove Lakes Park 31 August 9 A M Concrete bridge near the "horse" trail. A brightly plumaged male Yellow -rumped Warbler was feeding in a hornbeam tree over a stream in CLP. The bird appeared to me to be a "spring bird" - that is how bright it was. There was some molt in the tail and there was an unusual amount of white suggesting the bird has partial leucism. As a rule, we don't see YRWAs until late sometimes mid September in the NYC region. What struck me was the fact that the bird is still in alternate plumage and looks like a spring (April) bird. Howard Fischer --
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