The Un-warbler??

Yellow-breasted Chat, what is it really? Is it a warbler? Is it a tanager? How about an oriole? Well, where ever you want to place them, they are definitely very unique! A slow singer, a floppy flight display, and incredibly hard to see in a bush! None-the-less, they are very neat birds.
Here at Kiptopeke, and in the area around us, the habitat is good for them, so we tend to catch a few here every year. Over the last 6 years, we have been averaging almost 19 per season. Here is a picture of a hatch year bird we caught on the 26th of August. Note how big this bird is in the hand! What a beast!