Comments on: A Birder’s Tale: Spotting A Tricky Rare Hybrid, The “Lawrence’s” Warbler

By: The Science Essayist » On Tame Sows and Wild Boars

The Science Essayist » On Tame Sows and Wild Boars — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 02:48:15 +0000

[...] If a Golden-winged warbler mates with a Blue-winged, the two produce a reliably identifiable hybrid offspring known as a Brewster’s warbler. (A Brewster’s warbler is then able to mate with either a Golden-winged or a Blue-winged warbler in a process known as a backcross; these pairings, and their successive pairings, produce all manner of other subtly different and unpredictably plumaged birds, as well as—occasionally—another reliably identifiable hybrid known as a Lawrence’s warbler.) [...]

By: Ten Favorite Bird Photos of 2009 | Birds, Words, & Websites

Ten Favorite Bird Photos of 2009 | Birds, Words, & Websites — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:28:23 +0000

[...] in novelty. This rare Lawrence’s Warbler paid visit to a nearby natural area last spring. The experience of learning about and searching for that bird was quite something. The LAWA is part of the Vermivora complex, and is a hybridized form of [...]

By: Day One: Operation Rodentia Freedom | Birds, Words, & Websites

Day One: Operation Rodentia Freedom | Birds, Words, & Websites — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:41:05 +0000

[...] a clue as to how to proceed, I consulted my local nature-wise guru, Steve Melcher, for advice and left his homestead with two large and one small live-traps. Squirrels and [...]

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:00:32 +0000

Glad you all liked the post! I love it when birds hand us good stories to tell.

By: Vickie

Vickie — Fri, 15 May 2009 02:28:54 +0000

Terrific post. Enjoyed the tale of your birding adventure and the images of this hard to ID bird.

By: Gunnar Engblom

Gunnar Engblom — Thu, 14 May 2009 23:55:26 +0000

Laura, very educational blogpost. I thoroughly enjoyed it and learnt a lot.

By: DDolan

DDolan — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:47:49 +0000

What a great bird. I love your blog and will be back again.

By: Nature Blog Network » I and the Bird #100: The NBN Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence

Thu, 14 May 2009 12:22:18 +0000

[...] Bird Least Likely to Reproduce, goes to Birds, Words, and Websites, with their submission A Birder’s Tale: Spotting a Tricky Rare Hybrid. Congratulations to Laura, apologies to the genetic freakshow that is the [...]

By: Area of Exceptional Forest Character

Area of Exceptional Forest Character — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:28:08 +0000

[...] of Exceptional Forest Character By Mike • May 11, 2009 • No comments yet My friend Laura encountered a Lawrence’s Warbler, which is a rare Blue-winged/Golden-winged Warbler hybrid, just a week ago. This weekend, I finally [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:00:20 +0000

Fantastic post, Laura. I have to go see that bird ASAP. I’m probably more curious to see just what an Oak Opening looks like.