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Prothonotary Warbler

This male Prothonotary Warbler was singing near Riley's Lock along the C&O Canal Towpath in Maryland. The bird's name comes from clerical scribes called prothonotaries who used to wear yellow cloaks -- hence the "notary" part at the end of the word.

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Uploaded on January 2, 2019
Taken on May 1, 2013