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Subtly patterned brown-and-yellow warbler, known for constantly bobbing its tail. Often forages on the ground, unlike most other warblers. Breeding plumage shows a rufous cap. In fall and winter, look for pale eyebrow and dark line through the eye, diffuse streaks on underparts, and bright yellow undertail coverts. Two populations: “Western” is browner overall, brightest on the undertail coverts; “Yellow” is more suffused with yellow overall; they overlap extensively in range, especially during fall migration. Breeds in bogs and clearings in the boreal forest. In migration, found in a variety of open, shrubby habitats. One of the more common warblers wintering in the southern U.S.; also winters in the Caribbean and Yucatan Peninsula. (eBird)
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First warbler photo of the year. I was surprised to see this Palm Warbler so early in the year, but our local eBird reviewer and resident expert told me that the "yellow" subspecies migrates earlier than the "western" and will show up in unexpected locations. Our usual sub-species is the Western, with a tiny breeding population of Yellow in a local bog.
Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. April 2023.
Palm Warblers are my favorite warblers, mainly because years ago it was the first warbler I was able to identify :-) The weather was unseasonably warm and the edges of the marsh (like this picture) were drying out. The plants looked weary and I imagined that this bird was too.
Seen at Celery Fields near Sarasota, Florida
Subtly patterned brown-and-yellow warbler (Setophaga palmarum), known for constantly bobbing its tail. Often forages on the ground, unlike most other warblers. Breeding plumage shows a rufous cap. In fall and winter, look for pale eyebrow and dark line through the eye, diffuse streaks on underparts, and bright yellow undertail coverts.
Subtly patterned brown-and-yellow warbler, known for constantly bobbing its tail. Often forages on the ground, unlike most other warblers. Breeding plumage shows a rufous cap. In fall and winter, look for pale eyebrow and dark line through the eye, diffuse streaks on underparts, and bright yellow undertail coverts. Two populations: “Western” is browner overall, brightest on the undertail coverts; “Yellow” is more suffused with yellow overall; they overlap extensively in range, especially during fall migration. Breeds in bogs and clearings in the boreal forest. In migration, found in a variety of open, shrubby habitats. One of the more common warblers wintering in the southern U.S.; also winters in the Caribbean and Yucatan Peninsula. (eBird)
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Came across this "western" Palm Warbler a week or so ago. This is the common sub-species of Palm Warbler in our area. The "yellow" sub-species that I posted about a month ago is the unusual version, with just a tiny breeding population in a local bog.
Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 2023.
Another shot from our second day at Pelee - - I'm pretty sure this is a Palm Warbler but I didn't observe the twitching tail.
Palm Warbler - Pelee Ontario
I love the wing blur on this photo.
A warbler that doesn’t act like one, the Palm Warbler spends its time walking on the ground, wagging its tail up and down. This brownish-olive bird has a bright rusty cap and a bold pale eyebrow stripe.
There were a lot of small birds twittering and hopping across branches among the tangled trees of Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. Most of them were Palm Warblers, which as Paul (D200-PAUL) noted, do not seem to ever be seen in palm trees.
A warbler that doesn’t act like one, the Palm Warbler spends its time walking on the ground, wagging its tail up and down. This brownish-olive bird has a bright rusty cap and a bold pale eyebrow stripe. Seen at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.
I love the wing blur on this photo.
A warbler that doesn’t act like one, the Palm Warbler spends its time walking on the ground, wagging its tail up and down. This brownish-olive bird has a bright rusty cap and a bold pale eyebrow stripe.
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Central Park, NYC, NY
This Palm Warbler was taking advantage of the rare appearance of the sun in our area. New Britain PA.
For Our Daily Challenge: First
While these small birds are relatively common in Illinois during Spring migration, I have never photographed and posted one before, so it's a first for me. Seen and captured at The Grove, in Glenview, Illinois
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Long Island, NY
(Explored 4/20/2022)