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Using
the Master Guide to Warblers
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Species page:
The species page is intended to give an overview of the bird. It
describes some of the life history and identification features of
the bird. The pictures on the right-hand side show various views
of birds in different plumages and angles. The small images can
be clicked on to replace the large, central image. The map shows
the breeding distribution of the species in Canada in red. The base
map shows land cover. The distributions were determined through
a literature search.
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Study skin page:
The study skin page can be accessed through the hotlink below the
field photographs on the secies pages. Each of these pages show
detailed photographs which can aid in the understanding of key points
in a birds plumage and appearance. At the bottom of this page, there
are links provided to full images of study skins of the available,
or necessary plumages.
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Age classes:
This website
uses a scheme that has been developed for use in the identification of
age groups in birds by banders and other biologists who handle birds.
Below is a table describing what the codes indicate:
| Code |
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Description |
| HY |
Hatching
year |
-this
indicated a bird who hatched in the year it was collected or banded. |
| SY
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Second
year |
-indicates
bird with spring plumage in their first year following the year of
the bird's birth or the first year of the bird as an adult. |
| ASY |
After
second year |
-a
full adult bird in spring plumage that show signs that it is older
than a second year bird. |
| AHY |
After
hatching year |
-fall
adult birds. |
For more information on warblers, please refer to
our bibliography
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