Yellow-rumped Warbler on Ground
Yellow-rumped Warbler foraging on the ground photographed at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York during spring migration. Yellow-rumped Warblers are perhaps the most versatile foragers of all warblers.
Black-throated Blue Warbler Male
The Black-throated Blue Warbler is a bird of the deep forest. the Black-throated Blue Warbler breeds in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. On migration to its Caribbean wintering grounds it can be seen in a variety of habitats, including parks and gardens.
To hear the song of the Black-throated Blue Warbler click on the arrow below two times.
Chestnut-sided Warbler Male Nonbreeding
On the wintering grounds in Central America the Chestnut-sided Warbler joins in mixed-species foraging flocks with the resident antwrens and tropical warblers. An individual warbler will return to the same area in subsequent years, joining back up with the same foraging flock it associated with the year before.
To hear the song of the Chestnut-sided Warbler click below
Common Yellowthroat Warbler Immature Male
Common Yellowthroats live in thick, tangled vegetation in a wide range of habitats—from wetlands to prairies to pine forests—across North America.
Blackpoll Warbler
The song of the male Blackpoll Warbler is one of the highest-pitched of all birds.
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American Redstart Female
The brightly colored “flash patterns,” which the redstart displays while fanning its tail and drooping its wings, appear to flush prey from vegetation. Flattened beak with well-developed rictal bristles and proportionately large wing and tail area enable in-flight pursuit of insect prey.
Look for Yellow Warblers near the tops of tall shrubs and small trees. They forage restlessly, with quick hops along small branches and twigs to glean caterpillars and other insects. Males sing their sweet, whistled songs from high perches.
Click below to hear the song of the Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat Warbler
The picture of this pretty male Common Yellowthroat Warbler was taken in the Ramble in Central Park during spring migration. The breeding habitats of Common Yellowthroat Warblers are marshes and other wet areas with dense low vegetation, and may also be found in other areas with dense shrub. However, these birds are less common in dry areas. Females appear to prefer males with larger masks. Common Yellowthroats nest in low areas of the vegetation, laying 3–5 eggs in a cup-shaped nest. Both parents feed the young.
To hear the song of the Common Yellowthroat Warbler click the arrow below
Wilson’s Warbler Singing
The picture of this beautiful Wilson’s Warbler singing was taken in Central Park at the point during spring migration.
To hear the song of the Wilson’s Warbler click the arrow below
The male Black-throated Green Warbler sings persistently during the breeding season. One individual Black-throated Green Warbler was observed singing 466 songs in one hour.The male Black-throated Green Warbler tends to sing his “zee-zee-zee-zoo-zee” song near the middle of his territory, largely in the beginning of the breeding season to attract females. He sings the “zoo-zee-zoo-zoo-zee” song mostly around the territory’s margins, to deter other males.
Click the arrow below to hear the song of the Black-throated Green Warbler
American Redstart Male
An American Restart is a warbler who moves rapidly while foraging. The American Restart will flash its wings and tail to flush insect prey and will frequently be seen flycatching as shown in this photograph. This picture was taken at Croton Point Park in Westchester New York.
Magnolia Warbler Male
This little beauty is a male Magnolia Warbler in breeding plumage. I took this picture in the ramble in Central Park yesterday. I have been using the Canon EOS 5D Mark III with the Canon 100-400mm lens with a Canon 600 flash with a better beamer. I find that I need to use a flash in the ramble in Central Park most of the time because the birds are usually in shaded areas. The length of the Magnolia Warbler is 4.3 – 5.1 inches.
Black-throated Blue Warbler Male
The picture of this male Black-throated Blue Warbler was taken last Friday at the Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn. The sexes of the Black-throated Blue Warbler look so different that they were originally described as two different species.
Click the arrow below to hear the song of the Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Despite its tropical sounding name, the Palm Warbler lives farther north than most other warblers. It breeds far to the north in Canada, and winters primarily in the southern United States and northern Caribbean.
Click arrow below to hear the song of the Palm Warbler.
Black and White Warbler
Distinctive in both plumage and behavior, the Black-and-white Warbler forages for insects while creeping along the trunks and branches of trees. It is tempting to describe the Black-and-white Warbler as a specialist wood-warbler, the only species to focus the bulk of its foraging on bark of trunks and large limbs. It is more accurate to define this species’ foraging niche as “wide” because the species frequently joins other warblers in outer branches and gleans foliage.
Click below to hear the song of the Black and White Warbler