Yellow-Rumped Warbler

A male Western Yellow-Rumped Warbler. The term western is not part of the name but it is the race that is found in the west. The more easterly race has a white throat. The western form used to be called the Audubon’s Warbler and the eastern form was the Myrtle Warbler. Taxonomists decided that they were both the same species and now call them both the Yellow-rumped warbler.  The “eastern” form breeds in the Peace River area and we do get some here during spring and fall migration, but very few.This was a find at Trojan Pond BC, Highland Valley Copper Mine near Logan Lake. They are flitty little things and you have to be fast to get them. Used my VR 70 -200 F/2.8 with a 2 times converter on a tripod  ( 400 mm, F 5.6, 1/400 , ISO200 )