Rare eastern subspecies of Palm Warbler in Chicago

The eastern or yellow subspecies of Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum hypochrysea) was photographed in Chicago on 8-Nov-2016. There are only five officially documented records of this subspecies in Illinois. The expected subspecies is the brown or western Palm Warbler (S. p. palmarum).

Palm Warbler (Yellow)
Palm Warbler (Yellow) by Mary Hennan
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